Cyclomactra ovata is a species of marine bivalve in the family Mactridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Oval Trough 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
- Spisula sachalinensis
- Serripes groenlandicus
- Saxidomus gigantea
- Mactra quadrangularis
- Mactromeris polynyma
- Mactra pura
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Mactridae
- Genus
- Cyclomactra
- Species
- Cyclomactra ovata
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