Pholas
Pholas | |
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Shell of Pholas dactylus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Myoida |
Family: | Pholadidae |
Genus: | Pholas |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pholadidae. Like other members of this family, they have an ability to bore through clay, earth, wood and soft rock.
Subgenera
Species
- Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
- Pholas chiloensis Molina, 1782
- Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
- Pholas orientalis Gmelin, 1791
- Pholas silicula Lamarck, 1818
References
- ↑ Gofas, Serge (2004). "Pholas Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species.
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