Xylophaga
Xylophaga | |
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Xylophaga dorsalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Superorder: | Imparidentia |
Order: | Myida |
Family: | Xylophagaidae |
Genus: | Xylophaga Turton, 1822 |
Species | |
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Xylophaga is a genus of bivalves in the family Pholadidae.
Species
- Xylophaga abyssorum Dall, 1886
- Xylophaga atlantica Richards, 1942
- Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819)
- Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903
- Xylophaga washingtona Bartsch, 1921
An undetermined species has been found in the Bissekty Formation, situated in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan, and dates from the late Cretaceous Period. A prehistoric species has also been reported in Alabama.
See also
References
- Purchon, R. D. 1941. On the biology and relationships of the lamellibranch Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton). Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Journal 25(1): 1–39.
External links
- Media related to Xylophaga at Wikimedia Commons