Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The west indian top shell, cittarium pica, is an endangered vetigastropod of ecological and commercial value from the caribbean. Bibliography for cittarium pica biodiversity heritage. Hermitcrab transported shells of the west indian top shell cittarium pica occur in numerous terrestrial fossil deposits on bermuda, which is the most remote outpost of this caribbean species. State regulated list this map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. Virgin islands citation pdf viewer thumbnails page image zoomable full citation.
Cittarium pica linnaeus, 1758 is the third most important marine invertebrate species eaten by man in the west indies. Pdf experimental culture of larvae, postlarvae and. It is known as a staple seafood throughout the caribbean and because of this is well fished. In areas where heavy fishing takes place, the likeliness of finding whelks there are very low. This species has a large black and white shell this snail is known as wilk or wilks or sometimes as whelks in the englishspeaking caribbean islands of the west indies, where this is a popular food item. From the early cambrian of yunnan, china, new chancellorid scleritomes assigned to allonnia junyuani new species are described and compared with scleritomes of chancelloria eros walcott, 1920 from the middle cambrian of utah, usa and isolated phosphatized chancellorid sclerites from the georgina basin of north australia. The edible west indian whelk cittarium pica gastropoda. Occurrence and antimicrobial drug resistance of potential. Cittarium is so far known only from deposits of interglacial ages corresponding to marine isotope stages mis 11, 9, 5e, and 1 holocene. Keep up to date with the latest news via these social.
Cittarium pica in uska species han gastropoda nga syahan ginhulagway ni linnaeus hadton 1758. Its common name is the west indian topshell but there are other common names for it depending on which caribbean island you are on. The fishery and ecology of cittarium pica in the west indies. Periodicity of extinction and recolonization of the west. Details survival, growth, and fecundity of the west.
List of species of interest to fisheries occurring in the area. Periodicity of extinction and recolonization of the west indian topshell cittarium pica in the quaternary of bermuda gastropoda. A study of the growth and other aspects of the biology of. A population survey of the west indian topshell of whelk cittarium pica in the u. Cittarium pica dutch caribbean biodiversity database. West indian topsnail, cittarium pica archaeogastropoda.
Experimental culture of larvae, postlarvae and juveniles of the west indian top shell, cittarium pica linnaeus 1758 article pdf available in aquaculture research february 2018 with 104. The bioecology of west indian topshell cittarium pica was studied in the colombian caribbean darien, sampled monthly for a year at four stations located on the rocky coastline of capurgana and. Cittarium pica, the west indian top shell or whelk, is an understudied but culturally and ecologically important intertidal gastropod in the caribbean. Population genetics of a trochid gastropod broadens. Worms world register of marine species cittarium pica.
View in view name sources download csv download bibtex bibliography for cittarium pica by page close image. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available. Meleagris pica linnaeus, 1758 trochus picoides gould, 1853 turbo pica linnaeus, 1758 cittarium picum. Occurrence and antimicrobial drug resistance of potential bacterial pathogens from shellfish, including queen conchs strombus gigas and whelks cittarium pica in grenada. Information on it is widely scattered and is newly. To begin examining the caribbean rocky intertidal in this regard, we use as a focal species the west indian topshell cittarium pica, a trochid gastropod that is a key primary. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Cittarium pica is a conspicuous gastropod of the rocky. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services.
A guest post from melanie devore based on the talk pdf here she presented at the bahamas natural history conference. A population survey of the west indian topshell cittarium. Some aspects of the bioecology of the west indian topshell cittarium pica 165 abundance and density for c. It has a large, conical, dextral shell that is black and white in color. The west indian top shell, cittarium pica, is an endangered vetigastropod from the rocky intertidal caribbean. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The notion of an ecological corridor is to connect protected areas of high biodiversity to counteract the fragmentation of habitats, the loss of biodiversity and the negative impacts of. Effect of body size on the energetic physiology of the. Ang cittarium pica sakop sa kahenera nga cittarium sa kabanay nga trochidae.
Cittarium pica is second in economic importance to the queen conch, strombus gigas randall, 1964. Cittarium pica is an overexploited caribbean top shell that is being produced at an experimental level by aquaculture for conservation purposes. Pdf aspectos reproductivos del burgao cittarium pica en. In order to provide a basis for its hatcheryproduction as a conservation tool. Virgin island abstract of poster presentation\ud \ud \ud \ud by w. The fishery and ecology of cittarium pica in the west. It is known as a staple seafood throughout the caribbean and because of this is well. Cittarium pica, common name the west indian top shell or magpie shell, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family tegulidae.
The bioecology of west indian topshell cittarium pica was studied in the colombian caribbean darien, sampled monthly for a year at four stations located on the rocky coastline of. An cittarium pica in nahilalakip ha genus nga cittarium, ngan familia nga trochidae. Pdf spawning and early development of the west indian. In order to provide the basis for the aquaculture development andor population management of. In order to provide the basis for the aquaculture development andor population management of this species, the relationships among its body size and physiological variables associated with the energetic balance were assessed. Nursery culture of wild and hatcheryproduced juveniles of. Espesye sa hilahila nga una nga gihulagway ni linnaeus ni adtong 1758 ang cittarium pica. A population survey of the west indian topshell cittarium pica. Pdf effect of body size on the energetic physiology of. Cittarium pica in the shell or more than two and onehalf pounds of whelks cittarium pica. Cittarium pica is an endangered caribbean gastropod of ecological and economic importance. Various aspects of the biology of cittarium pica linnaeus, 1758 are discussed, including habitat, feeding habits, growth, movements, reproduction, predators, and commensals.
In order to assess the use of aquaculture as a tool for its. Cittarium pica is the genus species name of the west indian topshell. Natural history with new observations robert robertson emeritus curator, department of malacology, academy of. Cambridge core journal of paleontology volume 76 issue 4. Spawning and early development of the west indian top. Spawning and early development of the west indian top shell, cittarium pica linnaeus, 1758, under exsitu conditions article pdf available in aquatic living resources 30.
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