Glycymeris modesta, or the small dog cockle, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Small Dog Cockle 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
- Glycymeris septentrionalis
- Glycymeris longior
- Glycymeris striatularis
- Glycymeris yessoensis
- Glycymeris pilosa
- Laevicardium substriatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Arcida
- Family
- Glycymerididae
- Genus
- Glycymeris
- Species
- Glycymeris modesta
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