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|artist=Coolsteph
|image = Clamshut Waterworm.png
|ancestor = Bleedin Waterworm
|size = 25 cm long
|habitat = Maineiac Polar Coast , Maineiac Temperate Coast, North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Jujubee Ocean (Twilight Zone), Oz Temperate Coast, Abello Temperate Shallows, Ittiz Temperate Shallows, Time Temperate Shallows, Nuke Temperate Shallows
|diet = Parasite ([[Umbrascale Lyngbakr]], [[Cruelfang Hafgufa]], [[Viridimaw Lyngbakr]], [[Delving Lyngbakr]]), Planktivore, Detrivore
|thermoregulation=Ectotherm
|respiration = Passive (Transcutaneous)
|reproduction= Sexual, 2 Sexes, Eggs Buried in Sand
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|genus = Squalipunctor
|species = dynamus
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The '''clamshut waterworm''' split from its ancestor and moved to warmer waters. It specializes on parasitizing large scylarians. Unlike its ancestor it does not live inside its
Clamshut waterworms are far more hydrodynamic than their ancestors. Their fins have become much larger and they have a more serpentine shaped body. Their tails are now lobed and surprisingly powerful, flicking it allows for quick bursts of speed. They are known to both smell and taste horribly, especially after gorging themselves on blood. Because of this they are only targeted by desperate predators, or those without a sense of smell or taste. They have a breeding season in early spring where they gather in massive shoals at the coast. They bury their eggs in the sand, and their larvae hatch soon after the parents leave. Young bleeding water worms feed mostly on plankton. It is only when they become adults that their pincers develop and they begin feeding on blood.
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