 Torbay. Reproduced with kind permission of the Museum of Comparative Zoology from ‘A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae’ by RD Turner M012049 |
 Torbay. Reproduced with kind permission of the Museum of Comparative Zoology from ‘A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae’ by RD Turner M012050 |
 Torbay. Reproduced with kind permission of the Museum of Comparative Zoology from ‘A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae’ by RD Turner M012051 |
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Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758
Pholadoidea : Teredinidae| Tebble name: | Teredo navalis Linnaeus |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Teredo navalis L.,1758 1758 |
Pallet variable, without ridge, distal margin of inner face slightly concave to moderately u-shaped. Outer margin deeply u-shaped. Periostracum pale yellow, covering distal half and extending as narrow margin.
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Distribution & Ecology
Recorded from scattered localities around Britain but mostly in the English Channel, SW England and the Irish Sea.
Depth Range
Intertidal
Juveniles & Similar Species
Juvenile Description
Key Features & Similar Species
Additional Comments
References
Listed are literature citing Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Linnaeus C 1758. Systema Naturae. Editio decima. 1. Regnum Animale Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. 824pp. |
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Turner R D 1966. A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae The Museum of Comparative Zoology. 265pp. |
Resources
Downloads
Weblinks
- Conchological Society
of Great Britain & Ireland
Provides resources for understanding, identifying, recording, and conserving molluscs - CLEMAM
Check List of European Marine Mollusca - MarLIN
The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) provides information for marine environmental management, protection and education. It is a centre of excellence in spatially based and time-series marine biological information and supports good stewardship in the marine environment. - NBN Gateway
National Biodiversity Network's Gateway. Use it to explore UK biodiversity data, as contributed by participating data providers. - BivAToL
- MarBEF
- Malacological Society
- Unitas Malacologica
- Census of Marine Life
- MarBEF
MarBEF, a network of excellence funded by the European Union and consisting of 94 European marine institutes, is a platform to integrate and disseminate knowledge and expertise on marine biodiversity, with links to researchers, industry, stakeholders and the general public.
Record last modified - 01/09/2011