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Pelicaria vermis, known as the small ostrich foot shell, or as takai in Māori, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Struthiolariidae. It is the only extant species in the genus.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pelicaria vermis 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
- Struthiolaria papulosa
- Austrofusus glans
- Trophon geversianus
- Zeatrophon ambiguus
- Sydaphera undulata
- Tylospira scutulata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Struthiolariidae
- Genus
- Pelicaria
- Species
- Pelicaria vermis
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