Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Oak Chiton 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
- Tonicia chilensis
- Stenoplax limaciformis
- Plaxiphora albida
- Callochiton septemvalvis
- Onithochiton neglectus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Chitonidae
- Genus
- Onithochiton
- Species
- Onithochiton quercinus
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