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Paphies subtriangulata is a species of edible bivalve clam known as tuatua, a member of the family Mesodesmatidae and endemic to New Zealand. It is found on all three of the main New Zealand islands, buried in fine clean sand on ocean beaches.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tuatua 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
- Paphies donacina
- Amarilladesma mactroides
- Mesodesma donacium
- Paphies ventricosa
- Paphies elongata
- Oxyperas elongatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Mesodesmatidae
- Genus
- Paphies
- Species
- Paphies subtriangulata
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