Zeacumantus lutulentus, commonly known as hornshell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Large Horn Shell 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
- Cerithideopsis californica
- Batillaria attramentaria
- Zeacumantus subcarinatus
- Pleurocera acuta
- Zeacumantus diemenensis
- Melanoides tuberculata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Batillariidae
- Genus
- Zeacumantus
- Species
- Zeacumantus lutulentus
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