Draft:Teredo clappi


Teredo clappi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Teredinidae
Genus: Teredo
Species:
T. clappi
Binomial name
Teredo clappi
Bartsch, 1923

Teredo clappi is a species of marine bivalve mollusk in the family Teredinidae, commonly known as shipworms. Despite their worm-like appearance, shipworms are mollusks related to clams and mussels. They are renowned for boring into and feeding on wood submerged in seawater, such as ships, piers, and driftwood.[1]


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