Semisulcospira libertina is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae. Widespread in east Asia, it lives in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. In some countries it is harvested as a food source. It is medically important as a vector of clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, metagonimiasis and others.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Semisulcospira libertina 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
- Family
- Semisulcospiridae
- Genus
- Semisulcospira
- Species
- Semisulcospira libertina
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