Cyrtopleura costata (lat.) Is a species of marine bivalve mollusks from the family Pholadidae . Fast-growing mollusks with white shells, reaching a length of 10-20 cm, common in the Western Atlantic: from New England to Brazil [2] [3] . Adults Cyrtopleura costata live on the lower horizons of the littoral , drilling minks in a dense silty or sandy soil, extending deep into the soil (up to 90 cm) [2] .
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Cyrtopleura costata ( Linnaeus , 1758) |
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- Pholas costata Linnaeus, 1758
- Barnea costata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leuconyx tayleriana H. Adams & A. Adams , 1863
- Capulus shreevei Conrad , 1869 [1]
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Like other members of the family, Cyrtopleura costata are used by humans. In a number of countries of the Caribbean (Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico) they act as an object of industrial gathering [2] . In the eighties of the XX century at the Smithsonian Institution Marine Station in Fort Pierce (Florida, USA), experiments were carried out to create this type of aquaculture. Under artificial conditions, it was possible to stimulate synchronous spawning of adult mollusks, as well as to further maintain the culture of planktonic larvae for two to three weeks, necessary to reach the pediveliger stage, at which artificial stimulation of subsidence on the ground becomes possible [3] . After young individuals reached a length of 1.0-1.2 cm (at the age of 60 days), the mollusks were transferred to open plantations, where within 3-4 months they reached a market size of 5-7 cm [3] . Despite the results of studies, aquaculture Cyrtopleura costata in the United States has not received widespread [2] .
