WoRMS taxon details
Xylonora atlantica (H. G. Richards, 1942)
1472292 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1472292)
accepted
Species
Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942) 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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xylonora atlantica (H. G. Richards, 1942). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472292 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942) 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]
new combination reference Romano C., Nunes-Jorge A., Le Bris N., Rouse G.W., Martin D. & Borowski C. (2020). Wooden stepping stones: Diversity and biogeography of deep-sea wood boring Xylophagaidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, with the description of a new genus. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7: 579959: 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.579959
page(s): 9 [details]
new combination reference Romano C., Nunes-Jorge A., Le Bris N., Rouse G.W., Martin D. & Borowski C. (2020). Wooden stepping stones: Diversity and biogeography of deep-sea wood boring Xylophagaidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, with the description of a new genus. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7: 579959: 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.579959
page(s): 9 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Atlantic woodeater [from synonym]Atlantic wood piddock [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Westatlantische Holzbohrmuschel [from synonym] | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Xylophaga atlantica. Richards, 1942. Nautilus 56 (2): 68, pl. 6, fig. 4 - catalog no. 178741) (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylonora atlantica)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) Bermuda, 1.25 miles S of Castle Roads)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) United States, Rhode Island, off Galilee)
To PESI (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xylonora atlantica)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) Bermuda, 1.25 miles S of Castle Roads)
To Malacopics (Xylonora atlantica (H.G.Richards,1942) United States, Rhode Island, off Galilee)
To PESI (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Xylophaga atlantica H. G. Richards, 1942)
