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Xylophaga
Taxonomy
Xylophaga was named by Turton (1822) [Sepkoski's age data: T R Sepkoski's reference number: 803]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Xylophagidae.
It was assigned to Pholadidae by Wienrich (1999); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Xylophagidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Xylophagaidae by Voight et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Pholadidae by Wienrich (1999); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Xylophagidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Xylophagaidae by Voight et al. (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1822 | Xylophaga Turton |
| 1999 | Xylophaga Wienrich p. 258 |
| 2002 | Xylophaga Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Xylophaga Bouchet et al. |
| 2019 | Xylophaga Voight et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonian | USA (Mississippi) | X. mississippiensis (90642) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | X. mississippiensis (2421) | |
| Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | X. sp. (61898) | |
| Middle Miocene | Grenada | X. sp. (58667) | |
| Tortonian | Denmark | X. sp. (98312) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | X. sp. (58522) | |
| Gelasian | Belgium | X. sp. (86807) |