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Brachidontes pharaonis is a species of mussel from the family Mytilidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and has colonised the Mediterranean Sea where it is regarded as an invasive species.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pharaoh 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
- Brachidontes crebristriatus
- Brachidontes ustulatus
- Septifer bilocularis
- Ischadium recurvum
- Brachidontes modiolus
- Brachidontes erosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Mytilida
- Family
- Mytilidae
- Genus
- Brachidontes
- Species
- Brachidontes pharaonis
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