Xylophaga Explained
Xylophaga is a genus of bivalves in the family Pholadidae.[1] [2]
Species
- Xylophaga abyssorum Dall, 1886
- Xylophaga africana
- Xylophaga alexisi
- Xylophaga aurita
- Xylophaga bayeri
- Xylophaga clenchi
- Xylophaga concava
- Xylophaga depalmai
- Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819)
- Xylophaga dorsata
- Xylophaga duplicata
- Xylophaga erecta
- Xylophaga foliata
- Xylophaga gagei
- Xylophaga galatheae
- Xylophaga gerda
- Xylophaga globosa
- Xylophaga grevei
- Xylophaga guineensis
- Xylophaga hadalis
- Xylophaga indica
- Xylophaga japonica
- Xylophaga knudseni
- Xylophaga lobata
- Xylophaga mexicana
- Xylophaga microchira
- † Xylophaga mississippiensis
- Xylophaga multichela
- Xylophaga murrayi
- Xylophaga nandani Velásquez, Jayachandran & Jima, 2022
- Xylophaga nidarosiensis
- Xylophaga noradi
- Xylophaga obtusata
- Xylophaga oregona
- Xylophaga pacifica
- Xylophaga panamensis
- Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903
- Xylophaga profunda
- Xylophaga ricei
- Xylophaga rikuzenica
- Xylophaga siebenalleri
- Xylophaga supplicata
- Xylophaga tipperi
- Xylophaga tomlini
- † Xylophaga tripartita
- Xylophaga tubulata
- Xylophaga turnerae
- Xylophaga washingtona Bartsch, 1921
- Xylophaga whoi
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.
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xylophaga W. Turton, 1822 . 2022-12-20 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
- Web site: Xylophaga W.Turton, 1822 . 2022-12-20 . www.gbif.org . en.
