Cymbula safiana, common name the saffian limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cymbula safiana 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
- Scutellastra argenvillei
- Scutellastra laticostata
- Patella ulyssiponensis
- Patella rustica
- Patella caerulea
- Patella aspera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Patellida
- Family
- Patellidae
- Genus
- Cymbula
- Species
- Cymbula safiana
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