Marsh Whorl-snail

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Vertigo antivertigo

Marsh Whorl-snail, a reference photo
Photo: MNHN Credit:RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004) - Gargominy O. - 2011 · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Vertigo antivertigo is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Marsh Whorl-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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Vertiginidae
Genus
Vertigo
Species
Vertigo antivertigo

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