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Apple Snail side view
Pomacea bridgesii (Apple Snail)
Icon representing a shellfish fishery.
Shellfish Fishery
This beach at Los Ayala is very popular with Mexican tourists who come to enjoy Semana Santa week (Easter) at this Mexican resort town. Many vendors turn out and sell local produce and seafood such as these raw cockles and oysters. Topped with hot sauce and lime juice, they are a tourist favorite.
Fresh shellfish for sale
Beach vendors at Los Ayala sell seafood such as these raw cockles and oysters. Topped with hot sauce and lime juice, they are a tourist favorite.
Shellfish for sale
Illustration of Tridacna gigas (Giant Clam), which is classified Vulnerable by the IUCN due to overharvesting.
Tridacna gigas (Giant Clam)
Illustration of Trochomorpha apia, a snail endemic to Samoa and American Samoa. It is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.
Trochomorpha apia
Illustration of Nautilus pompilius (Chambered Nautilus).
Nautilus pompilius (Chambered Nautilus)
Illustration of Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish).
Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish)
Illustration of mussels with attached barnacle
Mussels 2
Both oysters and barnacles grow along this piling in South Carolina
Oysters and barnacles on a piling
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Illustration of Cellana exarata (Black Foot Opihi)
Cellana exarata (Black Foot Opihi)
Illustration of Corbicula fluminea.
Corbicula fluminea (Asian Clam)
Illustration of pearl farm hut
Pearl farm hut
Shells strewn on a rocky beach
Shells on a beach
The Atlantic Rangia or wedge clam Rangia cuneata originates from the Gulf of Mexico. From there this bivalve colonized the Atlantic coast of North-America and Europe. The species mainly live in estuaries, brackish and freshwater. In ports, the Atlantic Rangia can become a pest as it establishes itself in industrial cooling pipes where it can obstruct optimal water flow.
Rangia cuneata (Atlantic Rangia)
Illustration of fossil nautilus
Fossil: nautilus
Illustration of Isognomon alatus (Flat Tree Oyster)
Isognomon alatus (Flat Tree Oyster)
Illustration of Littoraria spp. (Mangrove Periwinkle)
Littoraria spp. (Mangrove Periwinkle)
Illustration of Trochus spp. (Sea Snail)
Trochus spp. (Sea Snail)
Illustration of Umbonium vestiarum (Button Snail)
Umbonium vestiarum (Button Snail)
Illustration of Oyster disease transmission
Oyster disease transmission
Illustration of oyster larvae
Oyster larvae
Illustration of Octopus vulgaris (Common Octopus)
Octopus vulgaris (Common Octopus)
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