Epioblasma triquetra, common name the snuffbox mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, a mollusk in the family Unionidae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is a listed as an endangered species in both Canada and the United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Snuffbox 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
- Truncilla truncata
- Truncilla donaciformis
- Lemiox rimosus
- Epioblasma brevidens
- Epioblasma ahlstedti
- Alasmidonta marginata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Epioblasma
- Species
- Epioblasma triquetra
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