Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Myoida > Superfamily Pholadoidea > Family Pholadidae > Subfamily Xylophaginae > Genus Xylophaga

Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Xylophaga*	Turton, 1822	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Smith E.A. (1903). On Xylophaga praestans, n. sp. from the English coast. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 5: 328-330
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Check List of European Marine Mollusca (CLEMAM)
additional source	Huber M. (2010) 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Huber, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Xylophaga praestans. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141980