Drymaeus papyraceus, commonly known as the fragile snail, is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae native to parts of South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Drymaeus papyraceus 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
- Drymaeus serperastrum
- Drymaeus aequatorianus
- Antidrymaeus interpunctus
- Mesembrinus hegewischi
- Orthalicus undatus
- Plekocheilus glaber
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Bulimulidae
- Genus
- Drymaeus
- Species
- Drymaeus papyraceus
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