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Xylophaga microdactylus Voight, 2024
1765669 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765669)
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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Voight, J. R. (2024). Three new species of wood-boring bivalves (Mollusca: Xylophagaidae) from the deep Northwest Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5493(3): 275-290., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5493.3.4
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Etymology SE of Cape Henlopen, Delaware; 38°29.8’N, 72° 32.9’W; 2625–2640 m.
Etymology micro- (G) Little; -dactyl (G), fingers; that is, the cirri. The name also reflects the species’ similarity to X....
Etymology SE of Cape Henlopen, Delaware; 38°29.8’N, 72° 32.9’W; 2625–2640 m. [details]
Etymology micro- (G) Little; -dactyl (G), fingers; that is, the cirri. The name also reflects the species’ similarity to X....
Etymology micro- (G) Little; -dactyl (G), fingers; that is, the cirri. The name also reflects the species’ similarity to X. microchira Voight, 2007 small hand. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga microdactylus Voight, 2024. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765669 on 2025-09-11
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Voight, J. R. (2024). Three new species of wood-boring bivalves (Mollusca: Xylophagaidae) from the deep Northwest Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5493(3): 275-290., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5493.3.4
page(s): 277, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 277, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors
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