Xylophagaidae
| Xylophagaidae Temporal range: Albian–recent,
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Superorder: | Imparidentia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941 |
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Xylophagaidae is a family of marine bivalves.[2] They are woodboring molluscs similar to shipworms and range from the sublittoral zone to the deep sea.[3]
Xylophagaidae was first recognized as a subfamily Xylophagainae with the family Pholadidae.[2][3]
List of genera
The Xylophagaidae family contains seven extant 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
There is also one genus only known from the fossil record:[1][2]
- †Xylophagella Meek 1864
References
- ^ a b "†Xylophagella Meek 1864". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b Turner, Ruth Dixon (2002). "On the subfamily Xylophagainae (family Pholadidae, Bivalva, Mollusca)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 157: 223–308. OCLC 52261201.