Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
West Indian Top Shell
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cittarium pica
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Trochida
Family:
Tegulidae
Misc. Facts
The West Indian Top Shell is an important seafood fishery throughout the Carribean and is heavily fished for in this area.
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419449 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/