Prophysaon andersonii, common name the reticulate taildropper, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariolimacidae endemic to Western North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Reticulate Taildropper 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
- Prophysaon vanattae
- Prophysaon foliolatum
- Tandonia budapestensis
- Anadenulus cockerelli
- Hesperarion niger
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Ariolimacidae
- Genus
- Prophysaon
- Species
- Prophysaon andersonii
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