Calliostoma tampaense (Conrad, 1846) Tampa Bay Topsnail

    Found crawling atop live Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 [Florida Fighting Conch] on the beach at Kice Island, just south of Marco Island, Collier County, Florida 3/6/2015. Digital image copyright 2015 by Anne DuPont. Ms. DuPont reports that the conch later attempted to dislodge the hitchhiker by using its foot. The final results of this action are not known.