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White Piddock

Barnea candida

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 236, February 174, March 273, April 429, May 618, June 674, July 721, August 620, September 455, October 340, November 186, December 145.
United States4,871
Alaska4,871
United Kingdom43
France35
England27
Spain23
Netherlands20
Wales15
Andalucía14
Occitanie13

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderMyida
FamilyPiddocks and Angelwings · Pholadidae
GenusBarnea

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