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Lithophaga
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Lithophaginae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Lithophaga RÖDING, 1798, p. 156
Type Species:
L. mytuloides (=Mytilus lithophagus LINNÉ, 1780), M
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Synonyms
Lithophagus, Lithodomus, Lithoglyphus
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carb., L. Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Cylindrical, usually tapering posteriorly, beaks near anterior end, smooth or with vertical striae, periostracum strong, commonly covered by calcareous incrustations, ligament deep-set, hinge edentulous, margins smooth. [Boring.]
References
Röding, P. F., 1798, Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten, M.D.p.d., Pars Secunda: viii +119 p., Typis Johan Christi Trapii (Hamburg).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Lithophaginae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Lithophaga RÖDING, 1798, p. 156
Type Species:
L. mytuloides (=Mytilus lithophagus LINNÉ, 1780), M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Lithophagus, Lithodomus, Lithoglyphus
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carb., L. Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Cylindrical, usually tapering posteriorly, beaks near anterior end, smooth or with vertical striae, periostracum strong, commonly covered by calcareous incrustations, ligament deep-set, hinge edentulous, margins smooth. [Boring.]
References
Röding, P. F., 1798, Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten, M.D.p.d., Pars Secunda: viii +119 p., Typis Johan Christi Trapii (Hamburg).