Austrolittorina antipodum, known as the banded periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod in the winkles and periwinkles family, Littorinidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of New Zealand Blue-banded Periwinkle 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
- Austrolittorina unifasciata
- Echinolittorina hawaiiensis
- Melarhaphe neritoides
- Afrolittorina africana
- Austrolittorina cincta
- Echinolittorina peruviana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Genus
- Austrolittorina
- Species
- Austrolittorina antipodum
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