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Great Shipworm

Teredo navalis

Classification

Order
Myida

Teredo navalis, commonly called the naval shipworm or turu, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae. This species is the type species of the genus Teredo. Like other species in this family, this bivalve is called a shipworm because it resembles a worm in general appearance while at the anterior end it has a small shell with two valves, and it is adept at boring through wood.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 26France · 25United Kingdom · 3Germany · 1Italy · 1Spain · 1