| Teredinidae (shipworms) |
| 50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m |
| Northeast Atlantic: Native to Iceland, Faroe and Norway. Introduced to the Baltic Sea, Mediterranean and Pacific Ocean. Temperate to tropical. |
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Body reddish and with a characteristic elongate worm-like shape. Anterior part covered by a small (up to 2 cm long) reduced helmet-like shell consisting of two triangular-shaped parts (anterior and posterior lobes similar), which is white with light brown periostracum (outermost layer). This shell acts as a wood-boring instrument. The brownish soft worm-like body lies in a calcareous tube up to 60 cm long and 1 cm in diameter. |
| Inhabits wooden material (logs, pilings, ships, other submerged wooden constructions) from temperate to tropical zones (Ref. 76974). Salinity tolerance: 5-35 parts per mille (Ref. 78117). Considered a pest and an invasive species as it destroys submerged wood (Ref. 76971). Found in intertidal areas in timber (Ref. 75831). Wood borer (Ref. 104365). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| potential pest |
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