Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758)
West Indian top shell
Cittarium pica
photo by FAO

Family:  Trochidae (Top shells)
Max. size:  18 cm SHW (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 7 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Shell large, heavy, conical, with rounded shoulders. Umbilicus deep and round, operculum multispiral, circular. Colour: purple-black on a whitish background; aperture white, internally nacreous; operculum iridescent brown.
Biology:  Stocks have been locally extirpated or are diminishing due to over exploitation (Ref. 355).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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