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Taxonomy
Family:
XYLOPHAGIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Myida (Order)
> Pholadoidea (Superfamily)
> Xylophagidae (Family)
> Xylophaga (Genus)
> galatheae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Metaxylophaga Taki & Habe, 1950
=Neoxylophaga Taki & Habe, 1950
=Protoxylophaga Taki & Habe, 1945
=Xylotomea Dall, 1898
Images: Xylophaga galatheae Knudsen, 1961
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Taxonomy
Family:
XYLOPHAGIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Myida (Order)
> Pholadoidea (Superfamily)
> Xylophagidae (Family)
> Xylophaga (Genus)
> galatheae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Metaxylophaga Taki & Habe, 1950
=Neoxylophaga Taki & Habe, 1950
=Protoxylophaga Taki & Habe, 1945
=Xylotomea Dall, 1898
Details: Xylophaga galatheae Knudsen, 1961
Distribution:
Tasman Sea 4530 metres
Geographical Range:
C
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Knudsen, J. 1961 The bathyal and abyssal Xylophaga (Pholadidae, Bivalvia), Galathea Report, 5 (p.171) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil