Cellana exarata, common name the black-foot ʻopihi and Hawaiian blackfoot is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. 'Opihi are significant in Hawaiian history where they have had many uses such as food, tools, and jewelry. They are known as a "fish of death".
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black-foot 'Opihi 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
- Cellana nigrolineata
- Siphonaria naufragum
- Siphonaria funiculata
- Siphonaria pectinata
- Siphonaria capensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nacellida
- Family
- Nacellidae
- Genus
- Cellana
- Species
- Cellana exarata
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