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Sagittunio subrostratus, commonly referred to as the pondmussel or black pondmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pondmussel 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
- Uniomerus tetralasmus
- Toxolasma texasiense
- Nodularia douglasiae
- Sagittunio nasutus
- Eurynia dilatata
- Uniomerus declivis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Sagittunio
- Species
- Sagittunio subrostratus
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