Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Teredinidae Scientific name Teredo portoricensis | Phylum Mollusca Order Myoida Genus Teredo Rank Species | |
Similar Teredo, Myoida, Shipworms, Teredo navalis | ||
Teredo portoricensis, known commonly as the Puerto Rico shipworm, is a species of wood-boring clam or shipworm, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Teredinidae. This species is endemic to Puerto Rico.
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