Common butterfly shell

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Electroma papilionacea

Common butterfly shell, a reference photo
Photo: Darcy Nugent · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common butterfly shell 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Ostreida
Family
Vulsellidae
Species
Electroma papilionacea

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