Elephantear

Elliptio crassidens, the elephant-ear, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in Unionidae, the river-mussel family.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Elephantear 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

• Plectomerus dombeyanus
• Uniomerus declivis
• Glebula rotundata
• Potomida littoralis
• Uniomerus carolinianus
• Quadrula verrucosa

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Unionida

Family

Unionidae

Genus

Elliptio

Species

Elliptio crassidens

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