Xylophagaidae


Xylophagaidae is a family of marine bivalves. They are woodboring molluscs similar to shipworms and range from the sublittoral zone to the deep sea.
Xylophagaidae was first recognized as a subfamily Xylophagainae with the family Pholadidae.

List of genera

The Xylophagaidae family contains seven extant genera:Abditoconus Voight, 2019 Feaya Voight, 2019 Spiniapex Voight, 2019 Xylonora Romano, 2020 Xylophaga W. Turton, 1822 Xylopholas R. D. Turner, 1972 Xyloredo R. D. Turner, 1972
There is also one genus only known from the fossil record: