Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Pholadinae of the family Pholadidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pholas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138343 on 2022-01-08
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 bissauensis Cosel & Haga, 2018 Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791 Pholas chiloensis Molina, 1782 Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758 Pholas orientalis Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms Pholas silicula Lamarck, 1818: synonym of Barnea candida (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
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.
External links
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae Poli J.X. (1791). Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata. Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213