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Alitta virens (common names include sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including Nereis virens, are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud.
Arenicola, also known as sandworms, is a genus of capitellid annelid worms comprising the lugworms and black lugs. [1] Species
The invertebrates of Arkansas's Cretaceous sea included clams, echinoids, oysters, and snails. [4] During the Cretaceous, Arkansas was home to Belemnitella, Exogyra, Ostrea, Turritella, and other marine invertebrates in the Arkadelphia area of Clark County. [1] Fish of the same age left behind teeth in the area near Saratoga in Hempstead County.
They live underground and burrow in sand and soil — much like the gigantic sandworms in the action movie “Dune" — making them difficult to observe in their natural habitats.
The prostomium has two short frontal antennae, two globular palps and five main antennae. The mandibles are large and the maxillae have several pairs of plates edged with fine teeth. Some tentacular cirri are present. The anterior parapodium points forward and has tapered ventral cirri. The posterior parapodium has cushion-like cirri.
If you thought teeth were only worth a couple bucks from the tooth fairy, think again. On a brand-new episode of "Antiques Roadshow" Monday, a Fred Myrick scrimshaw tooth got a price tag that ...
A dromaeosaur whose remains have been found in Oklahoma. Possible teeth found in Maryland. Diplotomodon: Upper Cretaceous: carnivore: Dubious name for a species of tyrannosauroid from New Jersey, possibly a Dryptosaurus or a potentially new genus. Dryptosaurus: Upper Cretaceous: carnivore: Medium-sized tyrannosauroid from New Jersey.
Sandworms play a major role in the science fiction novel Dune and in its film and TV adaptations (Dune universe). [1] Diary of a Worm (2003), written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Harry Bliss, is a journalistic account of a worm's daily life. [6] Lowly Worm is a fictional character that makes frequent appearances in Richard Scarry's ...