Modiolus capax, common name fat horsemussel, is a species of "horse mussel", a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. It was first described to science by American malacologist Timothy Abbott Conrad in 1837. The type specimen was collected in San Diego by Thomas Nuttall.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Fat Horse 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
- Modiolus kurilensis
- Modiolus barbatus
- Modiolus modiolus
- Modiolus areolatus
- Trichomya hirsuta
- Modiolus lulat
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Mytilida
- Family
- Modiolidae
- Genus
- Modiolus
- Species
- Modiolus capax
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