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Reference: ICZN, 2018. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 75 (1)
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2018. Opinion 2429 (Case 3717) - Xylophagidae Purchon, 1941 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): emended to Xylophagaidae to remove homonymy with Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 (Insecta, Diptera). Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 75 (1), 31 Dec 2018: 297-299.

New: Subsequent spelling

Xylophagaidae (Family) Purchon, 1941

New: Justified emendation, ruled under the plenary power (: orth. nov.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 55.3.1]

Xylophagaidae (Family) Purchon, 1941
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