Xylophaga

{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}

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| taxon = Xylophaga

| image = Xylophaga dorsalis - journal.pone.0053590.g003-a.png

| image_caption = Xylophaga dorsalis

| authority = Turton, 1822

| display_parents = 3

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text.

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Xylophaga is a genus of bivalves in the family Pholadidae.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xylophaga W. Turton, 1822 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138667 |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.marinespecies.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Xylophaga W.Turton, 1822 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2288779 |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}

Species

An undetermined species has been found in the Bissekty Formation, situated in the Kyzyl Kum desert of Uzbekistan, and dates from the late Cretaceous Period. A prehistoric species has also been reported in Alabama.

References

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  • Purchon, R. D. 1941. On the biology and relationships of the lamellibranch Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton). Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Journal 25(1): 1–39.