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Common rock borer

Hiatella rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The common rock borer (Hiatella rugosa) is a species in the family Hiatellidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the common rock borer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common rock borer live?

Not recorded

Is the common rock borer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common rock borer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyHiatellidae
  6. genusHiatella
  7. SpeciesHiatella rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Hiatella gallicana, Mytilus rugosus, Rhomboides rugosus, Saxicava irregularis, Saxicava rugosa, Saxicava rugosa var. transversa

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Gemeiner FelsenbohrerGerman
  • סיפונאי קמוטHebrew
  • rotsboorderDutch
  • ruwe rotsboorderDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common rock borer

Other species in the same genus Hiatella.

Red nose

Hiatella arctica

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common rock borer?

The common rock borer (Hiatella rugosa) belongs to the family Hiatellidae in the order Adapedonta.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common rock borer (Hiatella rugosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-rock-borer

MLA

“Common rock borer (Hiatella rugosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-rock-borer.

BibTeX
@misc{common_rock_borer_2026,
  title = {Common rock borer (Hiatella rugosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-rock-borer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}