Image of Parapholas californica (Conrad 1837)
Description:
We find numerous siphons of these boring clams in the shale beds off Del Monte Beach. It has never been determined how the clams manage to bore into rock such as chert that is much harder than their shells. Depth 13 m.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Bivalvia (mussels)
- Euheterodonta
- Imparidentia
- Myida
- Pholadoidea
- Pholadidae
- Parapholas
- Parapholas californica
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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