Neripteron violaceum is a species of brackish water snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Violet Nerite 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
- Vitta virginea
- Clypeolum latissimum
- Theodoxus fluviatilis
- Vitta meleagris
- Nerita funiculata
- Nereina punctulata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Cycloneritida
- Family
- Neritidae
- Genus
- Neripteron
- Species
- Neripteron violaceum
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