MolluscaBase - Xylophagella Meek, 1864 †

WoRMS taxon details

Xylophagella Meek, 1864 †

AphiaID

1348938 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1348938)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Xylophaga elegantula Meek & Hayden, 1858 † accepted as Xylophagella elegantula (Meek & Hayden, 1858) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941

Original name

Xylophagella Meek, 1864 †

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Species Xylophagella elegantula (Meek & Hayden, 1858) †
Species Xylophagella littlei Hryniewicz, 2019 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Meek, F.B. (1864). Checklist of the invertebrate fossils of North America. Cretaceous and Jurassic. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 177: ii + 1–40 p., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817685
page(s): 16, 34 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophagella Meek, 1864 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1348938 on 2025-07-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-05-31 06:23:13Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Meek, F.B. (1864). Checklist of the invertebrate fossils of North America. Cretaceous and Jurassic. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 177: ii + 1–40 p., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817685
page(s): 16, 34 [details]

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