Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytiloida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Genus Lithophaga

Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Lithophaga*	Röding, 1798	accepted genus name
*Lithophagus*		orthographic variant
*Dactylus*	Mörch, 1861	synonym
*Leiosolenus*	Carpenter, 1857	synonym
*Lithodomus*	Cuvier, 1816	synonym
*Lithophaga (Leiosolenus)*	Carpenter, 1856	synonym
*Lithophaga (Myoforceps)*	P. Fischer, 1886	synonym
*Lithophagus*		synonym
*Myoforceps*	P. Fischer, 1886	synonym

Species group names

*Mytilus lithophagus*	Linnaeus, 1758	basionym
*Mytilus lythophagus*	Salis Marschlins, 1793	orthographic variant
*Lithodomus dactylus*	Cuvier, 1816	synonym
*Lithodomus inflatus*	Requien, 1848	synonym
*Lithodomus lithophagus*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Lithodomus lithophagus var. minor*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Lithophaga mytuloides*	Röding, 1798	synonym
*Mytilus lithophagus*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Mytilus lythophagus*	Salis Marschlins, 1793	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: midhja hurmë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bulgarian: mаlak kаmenoprobivаch; Малък каменопробивач sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: steenmossel

English: date mussel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Date Mussel sources: Charles Hussey

French: date de mer

German: Seedattel; Steindattel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Βάλανος; Πετροσωλήνας; Χουρμάς sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: dattero di mare sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: akmengraužis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: daddelmusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: или морской финик; камнеточец sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: morski datelj sources: Davorin Tome

Spanish, Castillian: dátil de mar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: deniz midyesi; taş midyesi; yeşil ağaç salyangozu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Морський фінік

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
additional source	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
GenBank (13 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140459