MolluscaBase taxon details
Xylonora atlantica (H. G. Richards, 1942)
1472292 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1472292)
accepted
Species
Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942) Richards, H. G. (1942). <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>, new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(2): 68, pl. 6, fig. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520171 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylonora atlantica (H. G. Richards, 1942). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472292 on 2025-09-11
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(of Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942) Richards, H. G. (1942). <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>, new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(2): 68, pl. 6, fig. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520171 [details]
new combination reference Romano C., Nunes-Jorge A., Le Bris N., Rouse G.W., Martin D. & Borowski C. (2020). Wooden stepping stones: Diversity and biogeography of deep-sea wood boring Xylophagaidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, with the description of a new genus. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7: 579959: 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.579959
page(s): 9 [details]
new combination reference Romano C., Nunes-Jorge A., Le Bris N., Rouse G.W., Martin D. & Borowski C. (2020). Wooden stepping stones: Diversity and biogeography of deep-sea wood boring Xylophagaidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, with the description of a new genus. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7: 579959: 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.579959
page(s): 9 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Atlantic woodeater [from synonym] | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Xylophaga atlantica. Richards, 1942. Nautilus 56 (2): 68, pl. 6, fig. 4 - catalog no. 178741) (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) Bermuda, 1.25 miles S of Castle Roads)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) United States, Rhode Island, off Galilee)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) Bermuda, 1.25 miles S of Castle Roads)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) United States, Rhode Island, off Galilee)
