WoRMS name details
Xylophaga brava Romano, Pérez-Portela & D. Martin, 2014
769030 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:769030)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Romano, C.; Voight, J. R.; Pérez-portela, R.; Martin, D. (2014). Morphological and Genetic Diversity of the Wood-Boring Xylophaga (Mollusca, Bivalvia): New Species and Records from Deep-Sea Iberian Canyons. <i>PLoS ONE</i>. 9(7): e102887. [Code-compliant e-publication published 25 July 2014]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102887
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Type locality contained in Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear
type locality contained in Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear [details]
Etymology Named after "Costa Brava" (in Catalan, the Wild Coast), where the type locality is situated
Etymology Named after "Costa Brava" (in Catalan, the Wild Coast), where the type locality is situated [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga brava Romano, Pérez-Portela & D. Martin, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=769030 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Romano, C.; Voight, J. R.; Pérez-portela, R.; Martin, D. (2014). Morphological and Genetic Diversity of the Wood-Boring Xylophaga (Mollusca, Bivalvia): New Species and Records from Deep-Sea Iberian Canyons. <i>PLoS ONE</i>. 9(7): e102887. [Code-compliant e-publication published 25 July 2014]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102887
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04543.21a [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after "Costa Brava" (in Catalan, the Wild Coast), where the type locality is situated [details]
