Conuber incei (common name - Ince's Moon Snail, Ince's Sand Snail) is a species of predatory sea snail, in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It was first described in 1853 as Natica incei by Rodolfo Philippi, from a specimen collected at Raines Island in the Torres Strait, by Captain Ince, R.N. (thus giving the species epithet, Incei).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Conuber incei 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
- Neverita josephinia
- Neverita didyma
- Conuber melastoma
- Polinices hepaticus
- Glossaulax reclusiana
- Sigapatella calyptraeformis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Naticidae
- Genus
- Conuber
- Species
- Conuber incei
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