common rock borer

Hiatella rugosa

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Hiatellidae

Hiatella is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae. Ecology These bivalves are stationary suspension feeders. Some species bore into rock for shelter, others also live in rock but do not bore, instead they nestle in holes created by other organisms, or in other crevices.

Distribution

common rock borer — (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julien Renoult · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 4France · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julien Renoult · CC-BY DescriptionHiatella, Wikipedia contributors

common rock borer

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