Teredo clappi
| Teredo clappi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Teredinidae |
| Genus: | Teredo |
| Species: | T. clappi
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| Binomial name | |
| Teredo clappi Bartsch, 1923
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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][2][3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Originally described by Paul Bartsch in 1923 from specimens collected in Key West, Florida, Teredo clappi has been documented in various parts of the Western Central Atlantic. Notably, it has been recorded in Bermuda and, more recently, in Venezuelan coastal waters, indicating a broader distribution than previously recognised. This species typically inhabits warm marine environments, where it bores into submerged wood such as driftwood, mangrove roots, and wooden marine structures.[2]
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