Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Heteroconchia > Subterclass Euheterodonta > Superorder Imparidentia > Order Myida > Superfamily Pholadoidea > Family Xylophagaidae > Genus Xylophaga

Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

XylophagaW. Turton, 1822accepted genus name

Literature

original description

Smith, E. A. (1903). On Xylophaga praestans, n. sp. from the English coast. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 5: 328-330.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

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.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141980

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2021-09-25 by David Herbert

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