Oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea) boring the shell of a scallop. Five drills were found on the specimen, but one rolled off when the photograph was taken. The drill bores a fine hole through the shell by means of a ribbon-like tongue lined with saw-like t
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Oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea) boring the shell of a scallop. Five drills were found on the specimen, but one rolled off when the photograph was taken. The drill bores a fine hole through the shell by means of a ribbon-like tongue lined with saw-like t.
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- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
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- Gastropoda (snails)
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- Muricoidea
- Muricidae (murex snails)
- Urosalpinx
- Urosalpinx cinerea (Atlantic oyster drill)
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