WoRMS taxon details
Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903
141980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141980)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. (1903). On <i>Xylophaga praestans</i>, n. sp. from the English coast. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5: 328-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168689
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
Type locality contained in Northumberland Coast
type locality contained in Northumberland Coast [details]
Distribution Rare
Distribution Rare [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141980 on 2025-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, E. A. (1903). On <i>Xylophaga praestans</i>, n. sp. from the English coast. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5: 328-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168689
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 328, text figs. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Janssen, R. & Krylova, E. M. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Bivalvia. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 43–82 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source 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]
[request]additional source 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Rare [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 193 Denmark, Nordjylland, Jammerbugt, Rodhus, beac...
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 193 Irish Sea, in wood, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 193 North Sea, Viking Bank, in wood from seafloor,...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 193 Denmark, Nordjylland, Jammerbugt, Rodhus, beac...
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 193 Irish Sea, in wood, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Xylophaga praestans E. A. Smith, 193 North Sea, Viking Bank, in wood from seafloor,...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To ITIS
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