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Xylotrya

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Taxonomy
Xylotrya was named by Blainville (1828). It is extant.

It was reranked as Teredo (Xylotrya) by Holmes (1858).

It was assigned to Teredinidae by Blainville (1828); and to Teredo by Holmes (1858).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Xylotrya Blainville
1858Teredo (Xylotrya) Holmes p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyTeredinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusXylotryaBlainville 1828

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. Xylotrya Blainville 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-12 09:19:31
Modified: 2020-02-20 07:30:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Stilwell and Henderson 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available