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title: "Neanthes succinea"
description: "Alitta succinea — Altri animali. Alitta succinea (known as the pile worm, clam worm or cinder worm) is a species of marine annelid in the family Nereididae (commonly known as ragworms or sandworms)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/clam-worm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Neanthes succinea

> Alitta succinea — Altri animali. Alitta succinea (known as the pile worm, clam worm or cinder worm) is a species of marine annelid in the family Nereididae (commonly known as ragworms or sandworms).

- Scientific name: *Alitta succinea*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1574
- Wikidata: [Q2465819](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2465819)
- iNaturalist taxon: [199325](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199325)

## Names

- en: Clam Worm
- de: Bernstein-Ringelwurm
- fr: Néréis commun
- it: Neanthes succinea
- nl: Ambergele zeeduizendpoot

## Countries with the most observations

US (253), CA (35), DE (4)

## Summary

Alitta succinea (known as the pile worm, clam worm or cinder worm) is a species of marine annelid in the family Nereididae (commonly known as ragworms or sandworms). It has been recorded throughout the North West Atlantic, as well as in the Gulf of Maine and South Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitta_succinea

## Photo

![Neanthes succinea](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/clam-worm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Blaxter · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199325

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/clam-worm?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).