Felicioliva peruviana, common name the Peruvian olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, the olives. The length of the shell varies between 27 and 55 mm (1.1 and 2.2 in). This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Southern Chile (not in the Galapagos Islands)
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Felicioliva peruviana 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Olividae
- Genus
- Felicioliva
- Species
- Felicioliva peruviana
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