Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Kurile Horse Mussel 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
- Modiolus modiolus
- Modiolus capax
- Modiolus areolatus
- Crenomytilus grayanus
- Modiolus barbatus
- Modiolus lulat
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Mytilida
- Family
- Modiolidae
- Genus
- Modiolus
- Species
- Modiolus kurilensis
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