Planaxis sulcatus, common name the tropical periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tropical 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
- Echinolittorina aspera
- Austrolittorina cincta
- Supplanaxis planicostatus
- Monodonta labio
- Tectarius striatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Planaxidae
- Genus
- Planaxis
- Species
- Planaxis sulcatus
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