Pyganodon cataracta, formerly Anodonta cataracta, is a species of large freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its common name is the eastern floater.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Eastern Floater 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
- Pyganodon lacustris
- Utterbackiana implicata
- Pyganodon fragilis
- Anodonta kennerlyi
- Beringiana beringiana
- Anodonta oregonensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Pyganodon
- Species
- Pyganodon cataracta
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