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Wart-necked Piddock

Chaceia ovoidea

448 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 18, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 19, June 14, July 12, August 12, September 16, October 16, November 21, December 16.
United States199
California197
Nevada2

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
GenusChaceia

Sources

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