Shouldered Triton Snail

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Cabestana tabulata

Shouldered Triton Snail, a reference photo
Photo: Heidi Schlumpf · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Cabestana tabulata, the shouldered triton or Waterhouse's Rock Whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Shouldered Triton 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Littorinimorpha
Family
Cymatiidae
Species
Cabestana tabulata

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