Mimachlamys asperrima, common name the austral scallop, doughboy, doughboy scallop, fan shell, or prickly scallop, is a species of scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Doughboy Scallop 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
- Mimachlamys varia
- Aequipecten opercularis
- Scaeochlamys farreri
- Semipallium aktinos
- Argopecten purpuratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Pectinidae
- Genus
- Mimachlamys
- Species
- Mimachlamys asperrima
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