NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank Phylum Mollusca

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    A wood boring mollusca/Shipworm is  [APMEE 1980; CBSE PMT 1988]

    A) Chiton

    B) Teredo

    C) Limax

    D) Patella

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Teredo is commonly known as ?shipworm?. It is a highly specialized marine bivalve which is very destructive to wood in sea water. The body is long and slender with a small anterior shell. The shell is used for burrowing in the wood of ships or wharves


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