Lithophaga

Lithophaga truncata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mytiloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Pteriomorphia Ordo: Mytilida Superfamilia: Mytiloidea

Familia: Mytilidae
Genus: Lithophaga
Subfamilia: Lithophaginae
Species: L. lithophaga

Name

Lithophaga Röding, 1798

Synonyms

• Lithophagus Muhlfeld, 1811
• Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816

References

Additional references

• Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. A report on the family Mytilidae (Pelecypoda). Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 20(1): 1-174, Plates 1-10, Fig. 1-78. Online BHL. Reference page.  [see page 91]

Vernacular names

English: date mussels
français: dattes de mer