Pear Bonnet Snail

Semicassis pyrum, common name the "pear bonnet" or "common helmet", is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Pear Bonnet 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

• Semicassis zeylanica
• Semicassis labiata
• Phalium bandatum
• Semicassis saburon
• Semicassis centiquadrata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Littorinimorpha

Family

Cassidae

Genus

Semicassis

Species

Semicassis pyrum

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