Xylophaga
Xylophaga is a genus of bivalves in the family Pholadidae.
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| Xylophaga dorsalis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Pholadoidea |
| Family: | Pholadidae |
| Genus: | Xylophaga Turton, 1822 |
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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.
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.
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