MSBIAS taxon details
Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941
1338968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1338968)
accepted
Family
Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 · unaccepted (spelling emended by ICZN Opinion 2429)
Xylophaginae Purchon, 1941 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Genus Abditoconus Voight, 2019
- Genus Xylonora Romano, 2020
- Genus Xylophaga W. Turton, 1822
- Genus Xyloredo R. D. Turner, 1972
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941) Purchon, R. D. (1941). On the biology and relationships of the lamellibranch <i>Xylophaga dorsalis</i> (Turton). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 25: 1-39., available online at http://plymsea.ac.uk/1181/1/On_the_biology_and_relationships_of_the_lamellibranch_Xylophaga_dorsalis_%28Turton%29.pdf
page(s): 32, 35 [details]
page(s): 32, 35 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338968 on 2025-06-03
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338968 on 2025-06-03
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(of Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941) Purchon, R. D. (1941). On the biology and relationships of the lamellibranch <i>Xylophaga dorsalis</i> (Turton). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 25: 1-39., available online at http://plymsea.ac.uk/1181/1/On_the_biology_and_relationships_of_the_lamellibranch_Xylophaga_dorsalis_%28Turton%29.pdf
page(s): 32, 35 [details]
basis of record ICZN. (2018). Opinion 2429 (Case 3717). Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): emended to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 75: 297-299. [details]
page(s): 32, 35 [details]
basis of record ICZN. (2018). Opinion 2429 (Case 3717). Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): emended to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 75: 297-299. [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylophagaidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylophagaidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylophaginae) (from synonym Xylophaginae Purchon, 1941 †)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Xylophaginae Purchon, 1941 †)
To NHMUK collection (Xylophagidae Stephens, 1829; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8698744) (from synonym Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylophagaidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylophaginae) (from synonym Xylophaginae Purchon, 1941 †)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Xylophaginae Purchon, 1941 †)
To NHMUK collection (Xylophagidae Stephens, 1829; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8698744) (from synonym Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym