MolluscaBase taxon details
Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903
141980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141980)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. (1903). On <i>Xylophaga praestans</i>, n. sp. from the English coast. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5: 328-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168689
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
Type locality contained in Northumberland Coast
type locality contained in Northumberland Coast [details]
Distribution Rare
Distribution Rare [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141980 on 2025-09-11
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Smith, E. A. (1903). On <i>Xylophaga praestans</i>, n. sp. from the English coast. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5: 328-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168689
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Rare [details]
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To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903 Irish Sea, in wood, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903 North Sea, Viking Bank, in wood from seafloor, by fishing, collected 1968-06, ex coll. J.J.C. Gouda .)
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To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903 Irish Sea, in wood, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903 North Sea, Viking Bank, in wood from seafloor, by fishing, collected 1968-06, ex coll. J.J.C. Gouda .)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E.A. Smith,1903 SYNTYPE United Kingdom, England, Northumberland, Blyth)
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