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Pholas Linnaeus, 1758

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

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Myida (Order)
  10. Pholadoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Pholadidae (Family)
  12. Pholadinae (Subfamily)
  13. Pholas (Genus)
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Genus
Dactylina Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hypogaea Poli, 1791 · unaccepted
Pholas (Monothyra) Tryon, 1862 · alternative representation
Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Pholas (Thovana) Gray, 1847 · alternative representation
Pragmopholas P. Fischer, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Pholas bissauensis Cosel & Haga, 2018
  2. Species Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
  3. Species Pholas chiloensis Molina, 1782
  4. Species Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Pholas hercules K. Martin, 1926 †
  6. Species Pholas orientalis Gmelin, 1791
  7. Species Pholas tiara (Tate, 1887) †
  8. Subgenus Pholas (Scobinopholas) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 accepted as Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 represented as Cyrtopleura Tryon, 1862 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Subgenus Pholas (Zirfaea) J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Zirfaea J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > superseded rank, superseded combination)
    1. Species Pholas (Zirfaea) mirabilis O. Boettger, 1880 † accepted as Zirfaea mirabilis (O. Boettger, 1880) † (superseded combination)
  10. Species Pholas acuminata G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 accepted as Parapholas acuminata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (original combination)
  11. Species Pholas affinis Deshayes, 1856 † accepted as Aspidopholas affinis (Deshayes, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Pholas alatoidea Aldrich, 1886 † accepted as Cyrtopleuropsis alatoidea (Aldrich, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Pholas alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Barnea alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)
  14. Species Pholas antipodum R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Barnea similis (J. E. Gray, 1835) (junior subjective synonym)
  15. Species Pholas aperta Deshayes, 1824 † accepted as Martesia aperta (Deshayes, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Pholas atomus Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  17. Species Pholas australasiae G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Barnea australasiae (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  18. Species Pholas bakeri S. P. Woodward, 1854 accepted as Barnea birmanica (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
  19. Species Pholas baudoni Deshayes, 1857 † accepted as Martesia baudoni (Deshayes, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Pholas beauiana Récluz, 1853 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  21. Species Pholas bifrons da Costa, 1778 accepted as Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Pholas birmanica R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Barnea birmanica (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Pholas branchiata Gould, 1845 accepted as Parapholas branchiata (A. Gould, 1845)
  24. Species Pholas californica Conrad, 1837 accepted as Parapholas californica (Conrad, 1837)
  25. Species Pholas callosa Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  26. Species Pholas calva G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 accepted as Parapholas calva (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (original combination)
  27. Species Pholas candeana A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
  28. Species Pholas candidus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Pholas caribaea A. d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822) (junior synonym)
  30. Species Pholas clausus Hanley, 1842 accepted as Talona explanata (Spengler, 1792)
  31. Species Pholas clavata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  32. Species Pholas concamerata Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Penitella penita (Conrad, 1837)
  33. Species Pholas conoidea Deshayes, 1824 † accepted as Martesia conoidea (Deshayes, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Pholas conoides J. Parsons, 1766 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  35. Species Pholas constricta G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863)
  36. Species Pholas corticaria G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  37. Species Pholas costatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Pholas costulata Goodall, 1890 accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  39. Species Pholas crenulatus Spengler, 1792 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  40. Species Pholas crispata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  41. Species Pholas crucifera auct. accepted as Cyrtopleura crucigera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (misspelling)
  42. Species Pholas cruciger G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 accepted as Cyrtopleura crucigera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (original combination)
  43. Species Pholas cuneiformis Say, 1822 accepted as Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822) (original combination)
  44. Species Pholas cupula Yokoyama, 1924 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  45. Species Pholas curta G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 accepted as Diplothyra curta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (original combination)
  46. Species Pholas cylindricus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  47. Species Pholas dactylina Locard, 1886 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  48. Species Pholas dactyloides Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  49. Species Pholas darwinii G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Netastoma darwinii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  50. Species Pholas davidi Deshayes, 1874 accepted as Barnea davidi (Deshayes, 1874)
  51. Species Pholas decussata Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  52. Species Pholas delecta Deshayes, 1856 † accepted as Martesia delecta (Deshayes, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Species Pholas dilatata Souleyet, 1843 accepted as Barnea dilatata (Souleyet, 1843)
  54. Species Pholas dilecta Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 accepted as Pholas chiloensis Molina, 1782
  55. Species Pholas duboisi Locard, 1891 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  56. Species Pholas dutemplei Deshayes, 1856 † accepted as Jouannetia dutemplei (Deshayes, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Pholas edwardsi Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  58. Species Pholas edwardsii Tryon, 1862 accepted as Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  59. Species Pholas elegans Deshayes, 1856 † accepted as Martesia elegans (Deshayes, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Pholas explanata Spengler, 1792 accepted as Talona explanata (Spengler, 1792)
  61. Species Pholas faba Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
  62. Species Pholas falcata G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 accepted as Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822) (invalid: junior homonym of Pholas falcata W. Wood, 1815)
  63. Species Pholas falcata W. Wood, 1815 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  64. Species Pholas fragilis G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Barnea fragilis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  65. Species Pholas fragilis G. B. Sowerby II, 1849, sensu Smith, 1904 accepted as Barnea alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915) (misapplication)
  66. Species Pholas gibbosa A. d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Xylophaga globosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
  67. Species Pholas giganteus J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 † accepted as Pholadomya gigantea (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Pholas globulosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Jouannetia globulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
  69. Species Pholas goodall Blainville, 1826 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  70. Species Pholas grayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 accepted as Diplothyra curta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  71. Species Pholas hians [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  72. Species Pholas hians Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lamychaena hians (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  73. Species Pholas hornbeckii A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  74. Species Pholas incei G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 accepted as Pholas incii G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Parapholas quadrizonata (Spengler, 1792) (Error or emendation of Pholas incii)
  75. Species Pholas incii G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Parapholas quadrizonata (Spengler, 1792)
  76. Species Pholas janellii Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Parapholas californica (Conrad, 1837)
  77. Species Pholas jordani van Hoepen, 1941 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  78. Species Pholas krebsi Krebs, 1864 accepted as Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822)
  79. Species Pholas lamellata W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  80. Species Pholas lamellosa A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Barnea lamellosa (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  81. Species Pholas lanceolata A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Cyrtopleura lanceolata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  82. Species Pholas laqueata G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Pholas chiloensis Molina, 1782
  83. Species Pholas latissima G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Barnea dilatata (Souleyet, 1843)
  84. Species Pholas levesquei Watelet, 1851 † accepted as Cyrtopleuropsis levesquei (Watelet, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Pholas ligamentina Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Barnea parva (Pennant, 1777)
  86. Species Pholas ligniperda G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 accepted as Martesia multistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  87. Species Pholas lignorum Spengler, 1779 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  88. Species Pholas macrostoma R. A. Philippi, 1858 accepted as Netastoma darwinii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  89. Species Pholas manilensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Barnea manilensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Pholas manillae G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Barnea manilensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
  91. Species Pholas marmoratus Perry, 1811 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  92. Species Pholas melanura G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 accepted as Pholadidea melanura (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (original combination)
  93. Species Pholas multistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Martesia multistriata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849)
  94. Species Pholas muricatus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  95. Species Pholas mytiloides Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1827 accepted as Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
  96. Species Pholas nanus Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  97. Species Pholas oblongata Say, 1822 accepted as Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
  98. Species Pholas obtecta G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Aspidopholas tubigera (Valenciennes, 1846)
  99. Species Pholas obturamentum Hedley, 1893 accepted as Barnea obturamentum (Hedley, 1893) (superceded combination)
  100. Species Pholas orbignyana Lévesque, 1847 † accepted as Cyrtopleuropsis levesquei (Watelet, 1851) † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  101. Species Pholas ovata G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Aspidopholas ovum (W. Wood, 1828)
  102. Species Pholas ovoidea Gould, 1851 accepted as Chaceia ovoidea (A. Gould, 1851)
  103. Species Pholas ovum W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Aspidopholas ovum (W. Wood, 1828)
  104. Species Pholas pacifica Stearns, 1871 accepted as Barnea subtruncata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (junior synonym)
  105. Species Pholas papyracea W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  106. Species Pholas papyraceus Spengler, 1792 accepted as Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  107. Species Pholas papyraceus [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Pholadidea loscombiana W. Turton, 1819
  108. Species Pholas parva Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
  109. Species Pholas patula Gould, 1850 (unaccepted)
  110. Species Pholas penita Conrad, 1837 (unaccepted, original combination)
  111. Species Pholas piriformis Dunker, 1882 (unaccepted)
  112. Species Pholas pusillus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  113. Species Pholas quadra G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
  114. Species Pholas quadrizonalis G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (unaccepted)
  115. Species Pholas quadrizonata Spengler, 1792 (unaccepted)
  116. Species Pholas retifer Mörch, 1861 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Pholas rivicola G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (unaccepted)
  118. Species Pholas rosea C. B. Adams, 1850 (unaccepted)
  119. Species Pholas rostrata Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted)
  120. Species Pholas rudis Tryon, 1862 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  121. Species Pholas scutata Deshayes, 1824 † (unaccepted)
  122. Species Pholas semicostata H. C. Lea, 1844 (unaccepted, basionym)
  123. Species Pholas siamensis Spengler, 1792 (unaccepted)
  124. Species Pholas silicula Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Pholas similis J. E. Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Pholas spathulata Deshayes, 1843 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Pholas spathulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (unaccepted, invalid: not Deshayes, 1843)
  128. Species Pholas striata Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  129. Species Pholas striatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
  130. Species Pholas subconstricta Yokoyama, 1924 (unaccepted)
  131. Species Pholas subtruncata G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
  132. Species Pholas sulcata T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted)
  133. Species Pholas suteri (E. Lamy, 1926) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  134. Species Pholas tenuistriata Blainville, 1826 (unaccepted)
  135. Species Pholas teredinaeformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 (unaccepted)
  136. Species Pholas teredo O. F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, synonym)
  137. Species Pholas tripartita Deshayes, 1856 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  138. Species Pholas truncata Say, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
  139. Species Pholas tuberculata W. Turton, 1822 (unaccepted)
  140. Species Pholas tubifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
  141. Species Pholas ventricosa Anton, 1838 (unaccepted)
  142. Species Pholas vibonensis R. A. Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted)
  143. Species Pholas xilophaga Deshayes, 1835 (unaccepted)
  144. Species Pholas xylophaga Deshayes, 1835 (unaccepted, synonym)
  145. Subgenus Pholas (Monothyra) Tryon, 1862 (alternative representation)
  146. Subgenus Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus, 1758 (alternative representation)
  147. Subgenus Pholas (Thovana) Gray, 1847 (alternative representation)
    1. Species Pholas (Thovana) bissauensis Cosel & Haga, 2018 represented as Pholas bissauensis Cosel & Haga, 2018
    2. Species Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis Gmelin, 1791 represented as Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
    3. Species Pholas (Thovana) chiloensis Molina, 1782 represented as Pholas chiloensis Molina, 1782
  148. Species Pholas altior G. B. Sowerby I, 1847 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  149. Species Pholas brevis G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  150. Species Pholas compressa J. De C. Sowerby, 1829 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  151. Species Pholas cordata Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  152. Species Pholas cornea G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  153. Species Pholas cornueliana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  154. Species Pholas erythraea G. B. Sowerby II, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  155. Species Pholas hommairei A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  156. Species Pholas patagonica R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  157. Species Pholas paucispina Ihering, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  158. Species Pholas priscus J. De C. Sowerby, 1828 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  159. Species Pholas remondi R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  160. Species Pholas rugosa Brocchi, 1814 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  161. Species Pholas subcylindrica A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 669 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pholas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138343 on 2024-05-01
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 669 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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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Grammatical gender treated as masculine by Linnaeus but as feminine by most subsequent authors; grom greek φωλάς, "lurking in a hole"  [details]
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