The piddocks (family Pholadidae) are so-called borer marine molluscs: they use their asymmetrical shell to sink into the sediment, drill submerged wood, or dig lodges in limestone stones, which are sometimes quite hard.
These shells spend their entire life in their hole, feeding on the plan...
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