Marginate Ancilla (Amalda marginata)

Marginate Ancilla, a reference photo — Photo: Lamarck, 1811 · CC0 (licence)

Amalda marginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Marginate Ancilla 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

Amalda oblonga
Quasimitra solida
Amalda mucronata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species: Amalda marginata

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