Baltic Macoma

Limecola balthica, commonly called the Baltic macoma, Baltic clam or Baltic tellin, is a small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae (the macomas and tellins).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Baltic Macoma 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

• Macoma petalum
• Pseudocadella nuculoides
• Heterodonax pacificus
• Macomangulus tenuis
• Spisula elliptica
• Strigilla chroma

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Cardiida

Family

Tellinidae

Genus

Macoma

Species

Macoma balthica

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