Cyrtonaias tampicoensis (also known as the Tampico pearly mussel) is a freshwater bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Unionidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tampico Pearly 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
- Potomida littoralis
- Glebula rotundata
- Atlanticoncha ochracea
- Lampsilis cardium
- Potamilus purpuratus
- Lampsilis higginsii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Cyrtonaias
- Species
- Cyrtonaias tampicoensis
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