Xylophagaidae

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Xylophagaidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Myida
Family: Xylophagaidae
Purchon, 1941
Genera

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Xylophagaidae is a family of deep-sea woodboring bivalve molluscs, similar to shipworms. [1]

List of genera

The Xylophagaidae family contains seven genera: [2]

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References

  1. Dixon., Turner, Ruth (2002). On the subfamily Xylophagainae (Family Pholadidae, Bivalvia, Mollusca). Harvard University. OCLC   52261201.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.