Teredinidae (shipworms) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 55 m |
Southern Atlantic and Southeast Pacific. |
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Found from intertidal areas to a depth of 55 meters, on wood, in submerged tree trunks, pilings or even boring into ships. It has a free-living larva (Ref. 87801). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Known from Peruvian peninsula to southern Strait of Magellan (Ref,. 87801). C: Refs. 83435, 87801. |
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