Florida Marsh Clam

Polymesoda floridana, also known as the maritime marsh clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cyrenidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Florida Marsh 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

• Mulinia lateralis
• Spisula trigonella
• Varicorbula gibba
• Tivela trigonella
• Spisula subtruncata
• Anomalocardia cuneimeris

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Venerida

Family

Cyrenoididae

Genus

Polymesoda

Species

Polymesoda floridana

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