Spathoteredo spatha (Jeffreys, 1860)

Pholadoidea : Teredinidae

Tebble name:	n/a
Smith & Heppell name:	Spathoteredo spatha (Jeffreys, 1860)

Pallets obscurely segmented having a ribbed appearance; blade broadly oval in outline with a brownish periostracum around its base and a papillose encrustation distally.

Distribution & Ecology

A southern species known here only in stranded timber in the Channel Islands

Depth Range
Intertidal

Additional Information & Related Species

Related Species

Pholadoidea : Teredinidae

References

Listed are literature citing Spathoteredo spatha (Jeffreys, 1860). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.

Jeffreys J G 1860. A synoptical list of the British species of Teredo with a notice of the exotic species. Annals and magazine of natural History. (3) 6: 121-127.

Turner R D 1966. A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae The Museum of Comparative Zoology. 265pp.

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Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
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Record last modified: 17/05/2016