Toothed Top Shell

Tectus dentatus, common name the toothed top shell, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Toothed 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

• Rochia nilotica
• Tectus pyramis
• Volutella muricata
• Lithopoma tectum
• Volutella caestus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Trochida

Family

Tegulidae

Genus

Tectus

Species

Tectus dentatus

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