Angled wedge shell

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Bartschicoma gaimardi

Angled wedge shell, a reference photo
Photo: (c) Sean Clifford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Bartschicoma gaimardi, the angled wedge shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Angled wedge shell 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Cardiida
Family
Tellinidae
Genus
Bartschicoma
Species
Bartschicoma gaimardi

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