WoRMS name details
Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942
156497 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156497)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Richards, H. G. (1942). <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>, new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(2): 68, pl. 6, fig. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520171 [details]
Note East coast of United States
Type locality East coast of United States [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo strait) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156497 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Richards, H. G. (1942). <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>, new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(2): 68, pl. 6, fig. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520171 [details]
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]
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]
Other
additional source
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Dexter, R. W. (1961). On the delayed description of <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(1): 40-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8282960 [details]
[request]additional source Dexter, R. W. (1961). On the delayed description of <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(1): 40-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8282960 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality East coast of United States [details]Unreviewed
Dimensions reaches 2 cm in size [details]Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo strait) [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Atlantic woodeaterAtlantic wood piddock | [details] |
| German | Westatlantische Holzbohrmuschel | [details] |
