Scrobicularia plana, the peppery furrow shell, is a bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Semelidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Peppery Furrow Shell 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 inquinata
- Macoma petalum
- Cochlodesma leanum
- Cryptomya californica
- Macomona deltoidalis
- Pseudarcopagia disculus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Cardiida
- Family
- Semelidae
- Genus
- Scrobicularia
- Species
- Scrobicularia plana
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