Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903
a piddock

Xylophaga praestansE. A. Smith, 1903 - a piddock, Shell - abrasive surface - close-up - highly enlarged

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x2
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2008, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
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Image Reference P74175
Found as Dead shell
Date 18 May 2008
OS grid ref NS03
Lat/Lon 55° 40' N, 5° 10' W
Location Clyde Islands, VC100, Scotland
Voucher 18 May 2008[M]
Record summary dead shells and borings in washed-up driftwood
Return to Record page Xylophaga praestans on 18 May 2008 at NS03 in Clyde Islands
Return to Taxon page Xylophaga praestans
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