Macomona liliana, or the large wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wedge 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
- Macomona deltoidalis
- Macoma nasuta
- Austromacoma constricta
- Bartschicoma gaimardi
- Rexithaerus sectus
- Gastrana fragilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Cardiida
- Family
- Tellinidae
- Genus
- Macomona
- Species
- Macomona liliana
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