Utterbackia imbecillis, commonly known as the paper pondshell, papershell, or paper floater, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. Native to North America, it is a widespread species distributed in much of the eastern United States as well as Ontario and Quebec in Canada and Tamaulipas in Mexico.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Paper Pondshell 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Utterbackia
- Species
- Utterbackia imbecillis
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