Euspira catena, previously known as Natica catena, common name the large necklace shell, is a medium-sized species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Large Necklace 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
- Conuber sordidum
- Glossaulax reclusiana
- Cryptonatica janthostoma
- Euspira gilva
- Neverita didyma
- Tanea zelandica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Naticidae
- Genus
- Euspira
- Species
- Euspira catena
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