The quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. It has a lifespan of 3 to 5 years. It has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the otherwise fossil species Dreissena rostriformis, as Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, but is currently accepted as a distinct species.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Quagga 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Myida
- Family
- Dreissenidae
- Genus
- Dreissena
- Species
- Dreissena bugensis
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