Cassis madagascariensis, (queen helmet, emperor helmet, or cameo helmet), is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and bonnet shells. It is known as the largest species of its family in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Emperor Helmet 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
- Cassis tuberosa
- Cypraecassis rufa
- Macrostrombus costatus
- Cassis fimbriata
- Cassis flammea
- Titanostrombus galeatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Cassidae
- Genus
- Cassis
- Species
- Cassis madagascariensis
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