Xylophaga nandani[1] is a species of bivalve in the family Xylophagaidae named after professor Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan, an eminent marine biologist in India.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Xylophagaidae |
| Genus: | Xylophaga |
| Species: | X. nandani
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylophaga nandani | |
References
edit- ^ Jayachandran, P.R.; Velásquez, M.; Jima, M. (12 Jan 2022). "A new species of wood‑boring bivalve (Mollusca: Xylophagaidae) from the Eastern Arabian Sea". Marine Biodiversity. 57 (7). Bibcode:2022MarBd..52....7J. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01245-1. S2CID 245883866 – via Springer.
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