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What kind of snail is this and can I eat it?
This is the chicken heart snail (scientific name: Conus geographus), taro conch family taro conch snail genus of snails, mainly grows in tropical waters on coastal coral reefs, sandy beaches.

Conus geographus is a chicken heart snail with a thin shell at the front and a thick shell at the back, shaped like a chicken's heart or a taro, and it usually feeds on marine worms, small fish, and even other mollusks. There are many species with different colors and patterns, and they contain high levels of toxicity, with some chicken heart snails being powerful enough to poison an adult.