Thersites richmondiana is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. It is native to eastern Australia and is the type species of the genus Thersites.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Richmond River Keeled Snail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Thersites darlingtoni
- Hadra webbi
- Caracolus caracolla
- Hadra bipartita
- Thersites novaehollandiae
- Exrhysota brookei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Camaenidae
- Genus
- Thersites
- Species
- Thersites richmondiana
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