Helminthoglypta umbilicata, or the Big Sur shoulderband snail, is a North American species of air-breathing land snail. It is found in California, from Monterey Bay to Morro Bay. The shell has an open umbilicus and is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter. It uses reusable love darts in mating.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Big Sur Shoulderband 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
- Helminthoglypta dupetithouarsi
- Helminthoglypta sanctaecrucis
- Helminthoglypta sonoma
- Helminthoglypta phlyctaena
- Helminthoglypta traskii
- Helminthoglypta ayresiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Xanthonychidae
- Genus
- Helminthoglypta
- Species
- Helminthoglypta umbilicata
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