Austrolittorina unifasciata, common name the banded periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Little Blue Periwinkle 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
- Afrolittorina africana
- Austrolittorina antipodum
- Echinolittorina hawaiiensis
- Echinolittorina modesta
- Melarhaphe neritoides
- Littoraria nebulosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Genus
- Austrolittorina
- Species
- Austrolittorina unifasciata
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