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Kuphus polythalamius

Kuphus polythalamius
Depiction of Kuphus polythalamius in Gray (1857)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Teredinidae
Genus: Kuphus
Species:
K. polythalamius
Binomial name
Kuphus polythalamius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Furcella gigantea (Home, 1806)
  • Kuphus clausa Sowerby, 1875
  • Septaria arenarius Lamarck, 1818
  • Siliquaria bipartita Martin, 1880
  • Teredo dubia Sivickis, 1928
  • Teredo gigantea Home, 1806

Kuphus polythalamius (known as giant tamilok) is a species of shipworm, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae.


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