Teredo navalis, Print, Teredo navalis, the naval shipworm, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae, the shipworms. 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 which are specialised at boring through wood.

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Caption: Teredo navalis, Print, Teredo navalis, the naval shipworm, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae, the shipworms. 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 which are specialised at boring through wood.

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Keywords: ANTERIOR • ANTERIORLY • BIVALVE • BORING • FAMILIAR • FAMILIES • FAMILY • GENERAL APPEARANCE • GENUS TEREDO • MARINE BIVALVE MOLLUSC • NAVAL SHIPWORM • PRINT • RESEMBLES • SALTWATER CLAM • SHIPWORM • SHIPWORMS • SMALL SHELL • SPECIALISED • SPECIES • TEREDINIDAE • TEREDO NAVALIS • TWO VALVES • TYPE SPECIES • WOOD • WORM