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Name:
Common name:
Synonym:
Turbo pica, (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Tegulidae → Cittarium → pica → Cittarium pica → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Location:
Size of the specimen:
Height: 5,3 cm
Diameter: 6,2 cm
Weight:
This Caribbean snail is collected for consumption. It lives in the intertidal zone on rocky ground where it feeds on algae. Their housing is almost always thickly overgrown with calcareous algae and is therefore unsightly. It is only when this growth is sanded off and the time-consuming polishing process is carried out that the beautiful appearance of the bowl emerges.
