Sinanodonta woodiana, the Chinese pond mussel, Eastern Asiatic freshwater clam or swan-mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk, in the family Unionidae (the river mussels).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Pond 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.
Easily confused with
- Sinanodonta lauta
- Sinanodonta pacifica
- Utterbackiana suborbiculata
- Cristaria plicata
- Potamilus ohiensis
- Lasmigona complanata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Sinanodonta
- Species
- Sinanodonta woodiana
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