Spiny Jewel Box (Arcinella cornuta)

Spiny Jewel Box, a reference photo — Photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Arcinella cornuta, or the Florida spiny jewelbox clam or Florida spiny jewel box, is a marine species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the coast of North Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Central America, and Venezuela.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Spiny Jewel Box 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

Pseudochama cristella
Plicatula gibbosa

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Arcinella
Species: Arcinella cornuta

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