Plicate Mangelia (Pyrgocythara plicosa)

Plicate Mangelia, a reference photo — Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Pyrgocythara plicosa, common name the plicate mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Plicate Mangelia 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

Mangelia costata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Pyrgocythara
Species: Pyrgocythara plicosa

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