Xylophagaidae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Xylophagaidae Temporal range: Albian–recent, | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Superorder: | Imparidentia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941 |
| Genera | |
|
See text | |
Xylophagaidae is a family of marine bivalves.[2] They are woodboring molluscs similar to shipworms and range from the sublittoral zone to the deep sea.[3]
Xylophagaidae was first recognized as a subfamily Xylophagainae with the family Pholadidae.[2][3]