Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A family of bivalve mollusks containing several genera whose members burrow in rocks and other hard substances, as Saxicava, Petricola, Venerupis, etc.
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Lithophaga lithophaga fishery caused significant changes in species richness and the structure of fish assemblages.
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P'enjis lithophaga descripta dans les Mem. de I'Acad. de Turin, vol. 3.
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