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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Pholadoidea: Pholadidae

Xylophaga atlantica Richards, 1942


Range: 49°N to 35.8°N; 75°W to 54°W
Depth: 18 to 1828 m (live 35 to 35 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12  mm

Synonymy

Xylophaga dorsalis auct. non Turton, 
Xylophaga atlantica Richards, 1942

Details


Xylophaga atlantica Richards, 1942,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 49°N to 35.8°N; 75°W to 54°W
Depth: 18 to 1828 m (live 35 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, North Carolina
References: Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978) LlSW; Turner (2002) E

Xylophaga dorsalis auct. non Turton, , 
[Not available]
Comments: Misidentification.



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