Question

Which of the following is a wood-boring mollusc or shipworm?
A. Chiton
B. Teredo
C. Limax
D. Patella

Answer 1

Hint: It is also called Ship worms. Naked and soft bodies are one of the characters of the shipworms or teredo worms. This species may be native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean, but it has spread throughout the world.

Complete answer:
Another common name of Shipworms is commonly known as 'Teredo worms'. They are also known as termites of the sea as they bore into the wood which is immersed in the water of the sea. They are also known as sea termites as the piercing of the wood submerged in the seawater, and they pierce passages through a pair of very small seashells that they carry on one end.

Additional Information:
The naval shipworm, Teredo navalis, it cannot be considered as a worm at all. Teredo navalis is a bivalve mollusc that is highly specialized having adaptation of boring into and living in submerged wood. Teredo is one of the genera among several genera of wood-boring bivalve shipworms. Pillar and pile underwater tunnels are a major cause of damage and destruction of underwater wooden structures and wooden ship hulls.
So, the correct answer is ‘Teredo’.

Note: Teredo navalis a marine bivalve mollusk that belongs to the Teredinidae family, is also called the naval worm, is a species of saltwater clam, in the worms. Like other species of this family, this bivalve is called a boat worm because it looks like a worm in general, while at the front it has a small shell with two valves which is able to pierce wood. They are found to have originated from the Atlantic Ocean of the northeast.