Nototeredo norvagica (Spengler, 1792)
(Shipworm, Norway Shipworm)

Interactions where Nototeredo norvagica is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
animal animal grows inside dead, submerged wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees British Bivalve Seashells, Tebble, N., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Myoida/Teredinidae/Nototeredo norvagica/Nototeredo norvagicashipworm, norway shipwormanimal Plant / grows inside /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, submergedwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Tebble, N., 1966British Bivalve Seashells212pp, British Museum (Natural History)

Nototeredo norvagica (Shipworm, Norway Shipworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNototeredo norvagica (Shipworm, Norway Shipworm)
SubfamilyBANKIINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyTEREDINIDAE (shipworms)
SuperfamilyPHOLADOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderMYOIDA (an order of molluscs)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nototeredo norvagica (Shipworm, Norway Shipworm)

Nototeredo norvagica (Shipworm, Norway Shipworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Nototeredo norvagica (Shipworm, Norway Shipworm):

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