Quimper Snail

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Elona quimperiana

Quimper Snail, a reference photo
Photo: Jymm · Public domain

Elona quimperiana, common name the escargot de Quimper ("Quimper snail"), is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Elonidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Quimper Snail 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Elonidae
Genus
Elona
Species
Elona quimperiana

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