Name - Xylophaga Turton 1822

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:177357 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Xylophaga

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Observations on the morphology, ecology and biology of Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton) (Mollusca: Xylophaginae) in the Trondheimsfjord (western Norway).
• Deep-sea wood-boring bivalves of Xylophaga (Myoida: Pholadidae) on the Continental Shelf: a new species described.
• Case 3717 - XYLOPHAGIDAE Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca: Bivalvia): proposed emendation of the spelling to XYLOPHAGAIDAE to remove homonymy with XYLOPHAGIDAE Fallen, 1810 (Insecta: Diptera).
• Opinion 2429 (Case 3717) - XYLOPHAGIDAE Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): emended to XYLOPHAGAIDAE to remove homonymy with XYLOPHAGIDAE Fallen, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera).

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Sherborn Index Animalium

• Conch. Insul. Brit., 1822 1822: 253. [Index Animalium Entry]

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