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Xylophagella

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Xylophagella was named by Meek (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 803]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Xylophagainae by Vokes (1980); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
X. crassula, X. littlei
Species lacking formal opinion data
X. glomerans, X. irregularis, X. whitneyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Xylophagella Meek
1980Xylophagella Vokes p. 190
2002Xylophagella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyXylophaginae(Purchon 1941)
genusXylophagellaMeek 1864

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Xylophagella Meek 1864
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†Xylophagella crassula Stoliczka 1870
†Xylophagella littlei Hryniewicz 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Thanetian or 113.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) X. sp. (1785)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India X. crassula (228245)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India X. crassula (228244)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) X. whitneyi (7482)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) X. irregularis (125950)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mozambique X. glomerans (1376)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico X. sp. (1372)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) X. whitneyi (1393)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) X. irregularis (26819)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen X. littlei (191306 226628)