Cittarium pica
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Tegulidae
Genus: Cittarium
Species: Cittarium pica
Name
Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Livona pica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Livona picoides (Gould, 1853)
Meleagris pica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trochus picoides Gould, 1853
Turbo pica Linnaeus, 1758
Cittarium picum
References
- Warmke, Germaine L. & Abbott, R Tucker. 1961. Caribbean Seashells. Livingston Publishing Company. Narbeth. Pennsylvania.
- Randall, Hellen A. 1964. A study of the growth and other aspects of the biology of the west Indian topshell, Cittarium pica (Linnaeus). Bulletin of Marine Sciences of Gulf and Caribbean, 14(3):424-443.
- Cervigón, F. 1993. "Gastropods". In Carpenter, K.E.. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water resources of the northern coast of South America. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Rome: FAO. pp. 513. ISBN 92-5-103129-0.
- Robertson, R. 2003. "The edible West Indian "whelk" Cittarium pica (Gastropoda: Trochidae): Natural history with new observations". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 153(1):27–47.
Links
- Cittarium pica in the World Register of Marine Species
- Cittarium pica – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- Bidiversity Heritage Lybrary: Cittarium pica
- Smithsonian National MUseon of Natural History: Cittarium pica
Vernacular names
- English: West Indian top shell
- español: Quigua