Lithophaga punctata

Lithophaga punctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Lithophaga
Species:
L. punctata
Binomial name
Lithophaga punctata
Kleemann & B. W. Hoeksema, 2002

Lithophaga punctata is a species of mussel that belongs to the family Mytilidae.[1] This species can be found in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is a minute species with its shell being small and thin. The shell is also very fragile.[2]

They are seen boring into mushroom corals (Fungiidae).[2]

Reference

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lithophaga punctata Kleemann & B. W. Hoeksema, 2002". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  2. 1 2 Kleemann, K.; Hoeksema, Bert (2002-01-01). "Lithophaga (Bivalvia, Mytilidae), including a new species, boring into mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae) of South Sulawesi, Indonesia". Basteria. 66: 11–24. ISSN 0005-6219.
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