Trachycardium isocardia, the West Indian prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae. It can be found along coast of the West Indies.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Even Prickly Cockle 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
- Trachycardium egmontianum
- Acrosterigma magnum
- Dallocardia radula
- Dallocardia muricata
- Vasticardium vertebratum
- Acanthocardia spinosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Cardiida
- Family
- Cardiidae
- Genus
- Trachycardium
- Species
- Trachycardium isocardia
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