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Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942

156497  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156497)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]   
Note East coast of United States  
Type locality East coast of United States [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...  
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo strait) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156497 on 2024-03-28
Date
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2005-05-18 07:40:01Z
created
2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
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2010-09-23 10:34:21Z
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2020-12-22 15:25:36Z
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2022-10-31 00:02:46Z
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original description 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]   

basis of record 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]   

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Dexter, R. W. (1961). On the delayed description of <i>Xylophaga atlantica</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(1): 40-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8282960 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality East coast of United States [details]

From other sources
Dimensions reaches 2 cm in size [details]

Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo strait) [details]

Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]

Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
LanguageName 
English Atlantic woodeater  [details]

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