Velesunio ambiguus, the floodplain mussel, or the billabong mussel (South Australia), is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Hyriidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Billabong Mussel 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
- Echyridella menziesii
- Potomida littoralis
- Uniomerus tetralasmus
- Glebula rotundata
- Anodonta oregonensis
- Potamilus purpuratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Hyriidae
- Genus
- Velesunio
- Species
- Velesunio ambiguus
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