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Description: | This species is common in coastal sand and mudflats. It burrows to a depth of about 20cm below the surface and is often found in estuaries. It feeds by extending a long siphon up to the surface of the seabed. It sucks in seawater and filters out the organic particles in it. The siphon often extends above the surface, and is sometimes nipped off by crabs and passing fish. However, the shellfish can re-grow it in a just few days. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.invertebratezoology.19777 | Go to resource |
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