Yellow Sandshell

Lampsilis teres, the yellow sandshell or slough sandshell, is a freshwater mussel native to the United States and Mexico. Although it is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is extirpated from (locally extinct) and endangered in parts of its range.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow Sandshell 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

• Lampsilis floridensis
• Unio pictorum
• Ligumia recta
• Unio elongatulus
• Unio delphinus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Unionida

Family

Unionidae

Genus

Lampsilis

Species

Lampsilis teres

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