Phorcus lineatus, common name the lined top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. It is native to shores of the eastern North Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lined Top 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
- Tegula gallina
- Phorcus sauciatus
- Oxystele impervia
- Tegula rustica
- Phorcus articulatus
- Chlorodiloma odontis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Trochida
- Family
- Trochidae
- Genus
- Phorcus
- Species
- Phorcus lineatus
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