Barnea similis

Barnea similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myoida
Family: Pholadidae
Genus: Barnea
Species: B. similis
Binomial name
Barnea similis
(Gray, 1835)

Barnea similis, a rock borer or piddock, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae.

Barnea similis inside view, showing a shelly projection near the hinge

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 16, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.