Flamed Tigersnail

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Anguispira alternata

Flamed Tigersnail, a reference photo
Photo: Bob Winters · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Anguispira alternata, also known as the flamed disc or flamed tigersnail, is a species of pulmonate land snail in the family Discidae, the disk snails. It is the most common and widespread member of the Anguispira genus, and one of the more common land snail species in North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Flamed Tigersnail 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
Stylommatophora
Family
Discidae
Species
Anguispira alternata

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