Psiloteredo megotara
Psiloteredo megotara is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae, the shipworms.[1]
| Psiloteredo megotara | |
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| Shell and pallets of Psiloteredo megotara | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Teredinidae |
| Genus: | Psiloteredo |
| Species: | P. megotara |
| Binomial name | |
| Psiloteredo megotara (Hanley in Forbes & Hanley, 1848) | |
Distribution
North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea.[2]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Psiloteredo megotara (Hanley in Forbes & Hanley, 1848)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- Norman, Eva (December 1977). "The geographical distribution and the growth of the wood-boring molluscs Teredo navalis L., Psiloteredo megotara (Hanley) and Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton) on the Swedish West Coast". Ophelia. 16 (2): 233–250. doi:10.1080/00785326.1977.10425473. ISSN 0078-5326.
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