Haloa japonica, common name the Japanese bubble snail, is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Haminoeidae, one of the families of bubble snails.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese Bubble 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.
Easily confused with
- Haminoea vesicula
- Haminoea hydatis
- Haminoea navicula
- Haloa pemphis
- Haminella solitaria
- Papawera zelandiae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Cephalaspidea
- Family
- Haminoeidae
- Genus
- Haloa
- Species
- Haloa japonica
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