Batillaria australis, the Australian mud whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Batillariidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Australian Mud Whelk 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
- Cerithium atratum
- Cerithium coralium
- Thericium lividulum
- Batillaria attramentaria
- Zeacumantus diemenensis
- Cerithium adustum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Batillariidae
- Genus
- Batillaria
- Species
- Batillaria australis
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