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Xylophaga Dorsalis
''Xylophaga dorsalis'' is a species of bivalves in the family Xylophagaidae Xylophagaidae is a family of deep-sea woodboring bivalve molluscs, similar to shipworms The shipworms are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae: a group of saltwater clams with long, soft, naked bodies. They are notorious for bor .... See also * List of marine molluscs of Ireland (Bivalvia) References * Purchon, R. D. 1941. On the biology and relationships of the lamellibranch Xylophaga dorsalis (Turton). Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Journal 25(1): 1–39. External links * ''Xylophaga dorsalis''at WoRMS Pholadidae Bivalves described in 1819 Fauna of Ireland {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Turton
William Turton (21 May 1762 – 28 December 1835) was an English physician and naturalist. He is known for his pioneering work in conchology, and for translating Linnaeus' ''Systema Naturae'' into English. Biography He was born at Olveston, Gloucestershire and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He commenced in practice as a physician at Swansea, where he worked for fifteen years. He then moved in turn to Dublin, Teignmouth, and Torquay. He devoted his leisure time to natural history, especially conchology. He published several illustrated shell books, and a translation of Gmelin's edition of Linnaeus' ''Systema Naturae'' in 1806. His works on conchology have been described as "seminal". In 1817, while he was a physician at Teignmouth, he treated Tom Keats, youngest brother of the Romantic poet John Keats, for consumption. He moved to Bideford, Devon, in 1831, and died there. His shell collection is now located at the Smithsonian Institution. The bivalve genus '' Turtoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pholas
''Pholas'' is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Pholadinae of the family Pholadidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pholas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138343 on 2022-01-08 Like other members of this family, they have an ability to bore through clay, earth, wood and soft rock. Subgenera * ''Pholas (Monothyra)'' Tryon, 1862 * ''Pholas (Pholas)'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Pholas (Thovana)'' Leach Gray, 1847 Species * '' Pholas bissauensis'' Cosel & Haga, 2018 * ''Pholas campechiensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Pholas chiloensis'' Molina, 1782 * ''Pholas dactylus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Pholas orientalis'' Gmelin, 1791 ;Synonyms: * ''Pholas silicula'' Lamarck, 1818: synonym of ''Barnea candida ''Barnea candida'' is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pholadidae. Description The shell is long and covered in horizontal ribs, crossed by vertical ribs, formin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teredo (bivalve)
''Teredo'' is a genus of highly modified saltwater clams which bore in wood and live within the tunnels they create. They are commonly known as "shipworms;" however, they are not worms, but marine bivalve molluscs (phylum ''Mollusca'') in the taxonomic family ''Teredinidae''. The type species is ''Teredo navalis''. The tunneling habit of species in the genus inspired the name of the Teredo network tunneling protocol. The submarine HMS ''Teredo'' may also have been named after this genus, which works invisibly, below the surface, and can be very damaging to marine installations made of wood. Diet Like most marine based bivalves, teredo worms are primarily filter feeders and consume mostly seston, and not wood. Wood supplements their primary diet and is consumed with the assistance of bacteria inside their illcells. However, wood is not a necessary part of their diet and they can live on the surface both of wooden and non-wooden structures. Species Species within the gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xylophagaidae
Xylophagaidae is a family of deep-sea woodboring bivalve molluscs, similar to shipworms. List of genera The Xylophagaidae family contains seven genera: * '' Abditoconus'' Voight, 2019 * '' Feaya'' Voight, 2019 * '' Spiniapex'' Voight, 2019 * '' Xylonora'' Romano, 2020 * ''Xylophaga ''Xylophaga'' is a genus of bivalves in the family Pholadidae. Species * ''Xylophaga abyssorum'' W.H. Dall, Dall, 1886 * ''Xylophaga africana'' * ''Xylophaga alexisi'' * ''Xylophaga aurita'' * ''Xylophaga bayeri'' * ''Xylophaga clenchi'' ...'' W. Turton, 1822 * '' Xylopholas'' R. D. Turner, 1972 * '' Xyloredo'' R. D. Turner, 1972 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Xylophagaidae Myida Bivalve families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Marine Molluscs Of Ireland (Bivalvia)
This is a list of the marine Mollusca Bivalvia recorded from Ireland. It is part of the List of marine molluscs of Ireland. The list includes species from the Continental Margin Zone (200 - 500m); Bathyal (500 - 2000m); Abyssal Rise (2000 - 4000m) ; Rockall Basin and Porcupine Seabight, Celtic Sea, Taxonomy - Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet, Rocroi, Bieler, Carter & Coan, 2010) CLASS BIVALVIA LINNAEUS, 1758 SUBCLASS PROTOBRANCHIA Order Nuculoida Dall, 1889 Superfamily Nuculoidea J. E. Gray, 1824 Imagesat BoldImagesat EOL *Family Nuculidae J. E. Gray, 1824 **'' Brevinucula verrilli'' (Dall, 1886) **'' Ennucula corbuloides'' ( Seguenza, 1877) **'' Ennucula granulosa'' (Verrill, 1884) **'' Ennucula tenuis'' (Montagu, 1808) **'' Nucula atacellana'' Schenck, 1939 **'' Nucula hanleyi'' Winckworth, 1931 **'' Nucula nitidosa'' Winckworth, 1930 **'' Nucula nucleus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''Nucula sulcata'' Bronn, 1831 **'' Nucula tumidula'' Malm, 1861 Superfamily Pristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pholadidae
Pholadidae, known as piddocks or angelwings, are a family of bivalve molluscs similar to a clam. Background Piddocks are unique in that each side of their shells is divided into 2 or 3 separate sections. Furthermore, one of the piddock's shells has a set of ridges or "teeth", which they use to grind away at clay or soft rock and create tubular burrows. The shape of these burrows are due to the rotating motion of the piddock as it grinds the rock to make its home. The piddock stays in the burrow it digs for the entirety of its eight-year lifespan, with only its siphon exposed to take in water that it filters for food. When the piddock dies and leaves an empty tubular burrow, other marine life such as sea anemone, crabs and other molluscs may use the burrow. Some species of Pholadidae may reach up to 18 cm (7″). Their coloration is typically white, though through consumption of red tide algae some may develop a pink coloration. * The angelwing species ''Cyrtopleura costata' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivalves Described In 1819
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bivalves have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs, like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment, where they are relatively safe from predation. Others lie on the sea floor or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces. Some bivalves, such as the scallops and file shells, can swim. The shipworms bore into wood, clay, or stone and live inside these substances. The shell of a bivalve is composed of calcium c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
