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The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles a toy spinning top .
His snails set the trend among the Roman upper class, and the practice became popular. Lippinus was an innovator who managed a large company that marketed his snails beyond the Mare Nostrum. [n. 1] In De re coquinaria, one of the complete Roman cookbooks, four recipes based on snails are mentioned. [14]
The shells of the species in this genus are low-spired and shaped like a button. The orbicular shell is depressed and imperforated. It is polished, porcellaneous and has a very thin pearly layer inside. The whorls are flattened above, bright, smooth or spirally grooved. The small, transverse aperture is wider than high. The thin outer lip is ...
Coelotrochus tiaratus, whose common names include tiara top shell, brown top shell, mititi, and mitimiti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [ 2 ]
Facing heavy restrictions, only a couple of escargot entrepreneurs are allowed to grow edible snails in the United States. American Chefs Can't Import Live Snails, But Two Farms Found a Way Around ...
Trochus maculatus, common name the maculated top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1] Description
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 .
More informally known as an Apple Snail, or Gold Inca Snails, these healthy diners will feed on ordinary fish food and waste, making these algae eaters a popular choice in many aquariums.