Pholas
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| Shell of Pholas dactylus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myoida |
| Family: | Pholadidae |
| Genus: | Pholas Linnaeus, 1758 |
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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
- Pholas (Monothyra) Tryon, 1862
- Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus, 1758
- Pholas (Thovana) Leach Gray, 1847
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.