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Pholas Linnaeus, 1758

138343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138343)

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  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Myida
  10. Pholadoidea
  11. Pholadidae
  12. Pholadinae
  13. Pholas
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Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809
 Pholadinae Lamarck, 1809
Pholadinae Lamarck, 1809
Hypogaea Poli, 1791 · unaccepted
Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Pholas bifrons da Costa, 1778 accepted as Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  3. Species Pholas callosa Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Species Pholas candidus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  5. Species Pholas costulata Goodall, 1890 accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  6. Species Pholas crenulatus L. Spengler, 1792 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  7. Species Pholas cylindricus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  8. Species Pholas dactylina Locard, 1886 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Pholas dactyloides Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  10. Species Pholas duboisi Locard, 1891 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  11. Species Pholas edwardsi Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Species Pholas goodall Blainville, 1826 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  13. Species Pholas hians [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  14. Species Pholas lamellata W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  15. Species Pholas ligamentina Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  16. Species Pholas papyracea W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  17. Species Pholas parva Pennant, 1777 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  18. Species Pholas striata Blainville, 1825 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  19. Species Pholas sulcata T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  20. Species Pholas tuberculata W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  21. Species Pholas vibonensis R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  22. Species Pholas xylophaga Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Xylophaga dorsalis (W. Turton, 1819) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  23. Subgenus Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
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    Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
    page(s): 669 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
    MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pholas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138343 on 2026-08-29
    Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pholas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138343 on 2026-08-29
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
    created
    Gofas, Serge
    2010-07-10 09:41:30Z
    changed
    Gofas, Serge
    2013-01-14 21:56:30Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe

    original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
    page(s): 669 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    original description (of Hypogaea Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
    page(s): introduction, p. 29 [details] 

    context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details] 

    basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

    redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
    		 
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