Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Barnea australasiae 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
- Barnea candida
- Pholas campechiensis
- Pholas dactylus
- Barnea truncata
- Petricolaria pholadiformis
- Barnea similis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Myida
- Family
- Pholadidae
- Genus
- Barnea
- Species
- Barnea australasiae
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