Name - Lithophaginae

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:167956 [metadata]

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Subfamily

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Morphological and functional specializations of the shell, musculature and pallial glands in the Lithophaginae (Mollusca: Bivalvia).
• The mode of life and functional morphology of Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin 1791) (Bivalvia: Mytilacea) with a discussion on the evolution of the boring Lithophaginae and adaptive radiation in the Mytilidae.
• Systematics, anatomy and boring mechanisms of the rock-boring mytilid bivalve Botula.
• Late Triassic gastrochaenid and lithophaginid borings (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Nevada (USA) and Austria.
• Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity.

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