Xylophagaidae

Xylophagaidae is a family of deep-sea woodboring bivalve molluscs, similar to shipworms.[1]

For the fly family, see Xylophagidae.

Xylophagaidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Myida
Family: Xylophagaidae
Purchon, 1941
Genera

See text

List of genera

The Xylophagaidae family contains seven genera:[2]

  • Abditoconus Voight, 2019
  • Feaya Voight, 2019
  • Spiniapex Voight, 2019
  • Xylonora Romano, 2020
  • Xylophaga W. Turton, 1822
  • Xylopholas R. D. Turner, 1972
  • Xyloredo R. D. Turner, 1972

References
  1. Dixon., Turner, Ruth (2002). On the subfamily Xylophagainae (Family Pholadidae, Bivalvia, Mollusca). Harvard University. OCLC 52261201.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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