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West Indian Topsnail

Cittarium pica

Classification

Family
Tegulidae

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. This species has a large black and white shell. This snail is known as "wilk" or "wilks" (or sometimes as "whelks") in the English-speaking Caribbean islands of the West Indies, where this is a popular food item.

Distribution

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United States of America · 238United Kingdom · 211Mexico · 194Netherlands · 85France · 51Cuba · 25