Jujubinus exasperatus, the Rough Top Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rough Topshell 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
- Calliostoma laugieri
- Micrelenchus sanguineus
- Prothalotia ramburi
- Prothalotia pulcherrima
- Prothalotia lehmanni
- Trochus intextus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Trochida
- Family
- Trochidae
- Genus
- Jujubinus
- Species
- Jujubinus exasperatus
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