Melongena melongena, common name the Caribbean crown conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches. Other common names: West Indian Crown Conch, Brown Crown Conch, Black Crown Conch, Fiber Conch.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Caribbean Crown Conch 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
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Melongenidae
- Genus
- Melongena
- Species
- Melongena melongena
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