Cyclina sinensis, commonly known as Chinese venus, black clam, iron clam, and Korean cyclina clam, is a clam species in the venus clam family, Veneridae. It mostly lives in the flats on the coast of seas in East Asia, such as the Yellow Sea and the West sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Venus Clam 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
- Serripes groenlandicus
- Katelysia peronii
- Mactra quadrangularis
- Dosinia exoleta
- Mercenaria mercenaria
- Eucallista purpurata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Veneridae
- Genus
- Cyclina
- Species
- Cyclina sinensis
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