Ribbed Cantharus

Hesperisternia multangulus, the ribbed cantharus, is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae. The ribbed cantharus was first formally named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi in 1848 as Fusus multangulus. The type locality is from the Yucatán Peninsula.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ribbed Cantharus 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

• Vokesinotus perrugatus
• Bedeva paivae
• Ergalatax contracta
• Urosalpinx cinerea
• Eupleura caudata
• Aptyxis syracusana

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Pisaniidae

Genus

Hesperisternia

Species

Hesperisternia multangulus

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