Cominella quoyana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Quoy's Whelk 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
- Cominella eburnea
- Reticunassa fratercula
- Buccinulum vittatum
- Tritia incrassata
- Peristernia chlorostoma
- Amphissa columbiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Cominellidae
- Genus
- Cominella
- Species
- Cominella quoyana
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