Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of King's Venus 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
- Notocallista disrupta
- Callista chione
- Mactra chinensis
- Bassina pachyphylla
- Mactra lilacea
- Megapitaria squalida
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Veneridae
- Genus
- Notocallista
- Species
- Notocallista kingii
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