Oyster Drill (Drupella margariticola)

Oyster Drill, a reference photo — Photo: [H. Zell] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Drupella margariticola, common name the shouldered castor bean, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Oyster Drill 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

Cronia aurantiaca
Reishia clavigera
Ergalatax contracta
Phycothais reticulata
Thais ambustulata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Drupella
Species: Drupella margariticola

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