Great Shipworm
Teredo navalis
Classification
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Myida
- Family
- Teredinidae
Le taret commun ou naval (Teredo navalis) est une espèce de mollusques bivalves marins de la famille des Teredinidae. C'est l'espèce type du genre Teredo. Ce taret ressemble à un ver par son aspect général, mais est doté à l'extrémité avant d'une petite coquille bivalve capable de percer le bois.
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.
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Distribution
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