WoRMS taxon details
Xenostrobus B. R. Wilson, 1967
138231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138231)
accepted
Genus
Volsella inconstans Dunker, 1857 accepted as Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1856) (type by original designation)
- Species Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1856)
- Species Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915)
- Species Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Xenostrobus atrata [sic] accepted as Xenostrobus atratus (Lischke, 1871) accepted as Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Xenostrobus atratus (Lischke, 1871) accepted as Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Xenostrobus balani Ockelmann, 1983 accepted as Vignadula mangle (Ockelmann, 1983) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Xenostrobus mangle Ockelmann, 1983 accepted as Vignadula mangle (Ockelmann, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Xenostrobus sambasensis (Dautzenberg, 1903) accepted as Limnoperna sambasensis (Dautzenberg, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Wilson B.R. (1967). A new generic name for three recent and one fossil species of Mytilidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in southern Australasia with re-descriptions of the species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 37: 279–295. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xenostrobus B. R. Wilson, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138231 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson B.R. (1967). A new generic name for three recent and one fossil species of Mytilidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in southern Australasia with re-descriptions of the species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 37: 279–295. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Colgan D.J. & da Costa P. (2013) Invasive and non-invasive lineages in <i>Xenostrobus</i> (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <i>Molluscan Research</i> 33(4): 272-280., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2013.826574 [details]
Other
additional source
Ponder, W. F.; Hallan, A.; Shea, M.; Clark, S. A. (2016). Australian Freshwater Molluscs. <em>http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/freshwater_molluscs/.</em> , available online at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/freshwater_molluscs/ [details]
additional source Colgan, D. J.; Willan, R. C. & Kirkendale, L. A. (2020). A genetic assessment of the taxonomic status of New Zealand mussels of the genus <i>Xenostrobus</i> Wilson, 1967. <em>New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 54 (2): 271-285. [details]
additional source Colgan, D. J.; Willan, R. C. & Kirkendale, L. A. (2020). A genetic assessment of the taxonomic status of New Zealand mussels of the genus <i>Xenostrobus</i> Wilson, 1967. <em>New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 54 (2): 271-285. [details]
