Pleuronaia dolabelloides, the slab-sided naiad, slab-sided pearly mussel, or slabside pearlymussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species was formerly classified under the genus Lexingtonia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Slabside Pearlymussel 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
- Pleurobema oviforme
- Pleuronaia barnesiana
- Pleurobema sintoxia
- Pleurobema decisum
- Pleurobema clava
- Ellipsaria lineolata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Pleuronaia
- Species
- Pleuronaia dolabelloides
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