Oxyperas elongatum, the long trough shell (Māori: tohemanga or poua), is a species of large bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and found throughout the country.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Long Trough 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
- Paphies ventricosa
- Paphies donacina
- Mactromeris polynyma
- Spisula raveneli
- Paphies subtriangulata
- Paphies australis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Mactridae
- Genus
- Oxyperas
- Species
- Oxyperas elongatum
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