Glebula rotundata, the round pearlshell, is a freshwater mussel, and an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae. As the only species in the genus Glebula, it is unusual among unionoid mussels for its ability to tolerate brackish water.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Round pearlshell 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
- Cyrtonaias tampicoensis
- Potomida littoralis
- Velesunio ambiguus
- Alasmidonta undulata
- Atlanticoncha ochracea
- Lampsilis higginsii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Glebula
- Species
- Glebula rotundata
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