Dwarf Surfclam

Mulinia lateralis, the dwarf surf clam or coot clam, is a species of small saltwater clam, a bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dwarf Surfclam 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

• Spisula trigonella
• Spisula subtruncata
• Tivela trigonella
• Polymesoda floridana
• Varicorbula gibba
• Atactodea striata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Venerida

Family

Mactridae

Genus

Mulinia

Species

Mulinia lateralis

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