MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
Bartsch, P. (1921). A new classification of the shipworms and descriptions of some new wood boring mollusks. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 34: 25-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332278
page(s): 32 [details]
original description
(of Xylophaga californica Bartsch, 1921) Bartsch, P. (1921). A new classification of the shipworms and descriptions of some new wood boring mollusks. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 34: 25-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332278
page(s): 31 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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
Turner, R. D. (1956). Notes on <i>Xylophaga washingtona</i> Bartsch and on the genus. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 70(1): 10-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520671 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality San Juan Island [details]