Spotted Tiger Topsnail (Maurea punctulata)

Spotted Tiger Topsnail, a reference photo — Photo: CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Maurea punctulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Spotted Tiger Topsnail 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

Clanculus maugeri

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Maurea
Species: Maurea punctulata

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