Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Acanthopleura vaillantii 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
- Acanthopleura granulata
- Acanthopleura gemmata
- Acanthopleura loochooana
- Liolophura japonica
- Liolophura sinensis
- Liolophura hirtosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Chitonidae
- Genus
- Acanthopleura
- Species
- Acanthopleura vaillantii
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