Editing Shipworm (section)

== Use as seafood ==
[[file:Local speciality tamiloc (9163532353).jpg|thumb|left|Shipworm as ''tamilok'']]

In [[Palawan]] and [[Aklan]] in the [[Philippines]], the shipworm is called {{lang|ceb|tamilok}} and is eaten as a delicacy. It is prepared as [[kinilaw]]—that is, raw (cleaned) but [[marinade|marinated]] with vinegar or [[lime juice]], chopped [[chili pepper]]s and onions, a process very similar to shrimp [[ceviche]]. Similarly, ''T. navalis'' can be found inside the dead and rotten trunk of [[mangroves]] in [[West Papua, Indonesia]]. To the locals, the [[Kamoro language|Kamoro]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papuaerfgoed.org/en/theme/renaissance-kamoro-culture|title=Renaissance of Kamoro Culture {{!}} Stichting Papua Erfgoed|website=www.papuaerfgoed.org}}</ref> tribe, it is referred to as {{lang|ceb|tambelo}} and is considered as a delicacy in daily meals. It can be eaten fresh and raw (cleaned) or cooked (cleaned and boiled) as well and usually marinated with lime juice and chili peppers. Since ''T. navalis'' are related to [[clams]], [[mussels]], and [[oysters]],<ref name="newatlas.com">{{cite web |last1=Coxworth |first1=Ben |title=Wood-eating shipworms may soon be farmed for shipworm-eating humans |url=https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/shipworms-naked-clams-farming/ |website=New Atlas |date=20 November 2023 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> the taste of the flesh has been compared to a wide variety of foods, from [[milk]] to [[oysters]].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Tamilok A Palawan: Delicacy | first = Jodelen O. |last=Ortiz | date = May 2, 2007 | url = http://www.tsibog.com/special-features/tamilok-a-palawan-delicacy-2007-05-02.php | access-date = 2009-04-30 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090417223620/http://www.tsibog.com/special-features/tamilok-a-palawan-delicacy-2007-05-02.php | archive-date = April 17, 2009 }}</ref> Similarly, the delicacy is harvested, sold, and eaten from those taken by local natives in the mangrove forests of [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]] and some part of [[Borneo Island]], [[Indonesia]], and the central coastal peninsular regions of Thailand near [[Ko Phra Thong]].

''T. navalis'' grow faster than any other bivalve because it does not require much energy to create its small shell. They can grow to be about {{cvt|30|cm|in|0}} long in just six months. [[Mussels]] and [[oysters]], on the other hand, with their much bigger shells, can take up to two years to reach harvestable [[size]].<ref name="newatlas.com"/>