Lithophaga punctata

Lithophaga punctata
Scientific 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. 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.

They are seen boring into mushroom corals (Fungiidae).

Reference

↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lithophaga punctata Kleemann & B. W. Hoeksema, 2002". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
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.

[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lithophaga punctata Kleemann & B. W. Hoeksema, 2002". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[:0-2] 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.