Gutturnium muricinum, the knobbly triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Short-neck triton 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
- Monoplex vespaceus
- Monoplex nicobaricus
- Phyllonotus pomum
- Cabestana tabulata
- Bufonaria rana
- Cabestana cutacea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Cymatiidae
- Genus
- Gutturnium
- Species
- Gutturnium muricinum
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