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

Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Xylophaga*	Turton, 1822	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Teredo dorsalis*	Turton, 1819	basionym
*Pholas xylophaga*	Deshayes, 1835	synonym
*Teredo dorsalis*	Turton, 1819	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: træ-boremusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: houtboormossel

Literature

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	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.
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.

Taxon found in 294 publications.

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (209 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton, 1819). 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:141976