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Xylophaga praestans
(a piddock)

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Xylophaga praestans (a piddock)

Date:	18 May 2008
OS grid ref:	NS03
Lat/Lon:	55° 40' N, 5° 10' W
Location:	Vice County: Clyde Islands, VC100, Scotland
Voucher:	18/05/2008[M] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)
Stage or state:	Dead shell
Record Summary:	dead shells and borings in washed-up driftwood
Identification Notes:	Drfitwood containing borings of this species and ?Nototeredo norvegica. Shells 6mm long (hinge to margin), with c. 24 ridges.

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