General Description
Shell white, oval-shaped like "angel wings". Live animal inside is larger than the shell. Curved growth lines around the shell form sharp ridges that have teeth. Shell up to 7 cm long.
Biology
Angel Wings burrow into the sea floor by using their shell to scrape away the hardened mud and soft stone. They are related to bivalves known as ship worms that burrow into wood.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Hard mud or soft stone sea floors.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Angel wing shape shell, sharp curved ridges.
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Colours
White, Brown
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Habitats
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Diet
Plankton or Particles
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Sowerby, 1849)
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Common Name
Angel Wings
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Other Names
Piddocks
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Species Name
australasiae
