What Animal Lives Where

Where has the West Indian topsnail been recorded?

Cittarium pica occurrence evidence comes from 884 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1907 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.

GastropodaTrochidaTegulidaeCittarium

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

884 records across 29 countries and territories, 1907–2026.

Cittarium pica · GBIF taxon key 2293038

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: December.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19072026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where West Indian topsnail has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for West Indian topsnail. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Colombia 674
Bahamas 37
Puerto Rico 17
United States 16
Venezuela 16
Bermuda 13
Costa Rica 13
Mexico 12
Belize 11
Dominican Republic 11
US Virgin Islands 11
Jamaica 8
Antigua & Barbuda 6
Cuba 5
Honduras 5
Cayman Islands 5
Aruba 4
Trinidad & Tobago 4
Barbados 2
Nicaragua 2
Panama 2
British Virgin Islands 2
ZZ 2
Guadeloupe 1
Martinique 1
Montserrat 1
Netherlands 1
Turks and Caicos Islands 1
St Vincent & the Grenadines 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.