Phorcus sauciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. It is native to the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Macaronesia and the Iberian Peninsula.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Phorcus sauciatus 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
- Phorcus turbinatus
- Phorcus articulatus
- Oxystele antoni
- Phorcus atratus
- Diloma subrostratum
- Phorcus lineatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Trochida
- Family
- Trochidae
- Genus
- Phorcus
- Species
- Phorcus sauciatus
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