WoRMS taxon details
Xylopholas altenai R. D. Turner, 1972
507044 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507044)
accepted
Species
marine
Turner, R. D. (1972). A new genus and species of deep water wood-boring bivalve (Mollusca, Pholadidae, Xylophagainae). <em>Basteria.</em> 36(2-5): 97-104.
page(s): 99, figs 1-12 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 99, figs 1-12 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Floridian
, Note R/V Gerda, station 66, about 13 miles SE of...
type locality contained in Floridian [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality R/V Gerda, station 66, about 13 miles SE of Fowey Rocks, Florida (25°25'N 79°59'W in 200 fathoms [366 meters]). [details]
Etymology Named for Carel O. van Regteren Altena, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, in recognition of his many...
Etymology Named for Carel O. van Regteren Altena, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, in recognition of his many contributions to malacology. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Xylopholas altenai R. D. Turner, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507044 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Turner, R. D. (1972). A new genus and species of deep water wood-boring bivalve (Mollusca, Pholadidae, Xylophagainae). <em>Basteria.</em> 36(2-5): 97-104.
page(s): 99, figs 1-12 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 99, figs 1-12 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for Carel O. van Regteren Altena, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, in recognition of his many contributions to malacology. [details]Type locality R/V Gerda, station 66, about 13 miles SE of Fowey Rocks, Florida (25°25'N 79°59'W in 200 fathoms [366 meters]). [details]
