Pholadomya
| Pholadomya | |
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| Fossil specimen of Pholadomya scutata species from Jurassic deposits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pholadomyoida |
| Family: | Pholadomyidae |
| Genus: | Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 |
Pholadomya is a genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pholadomyidae. Fossils species within this genus lived during Mesozoic Era, in the South Atlantic, between Brazil and Africa. Of Campanian age, this genus is widespread as a fossil in Cameroon, France, Poland, Austria, Germany and the USA.
Species
Species within the genus Pholadomya include:
- Pholadomya candida Sowerby, 1823
- Pholadomya maoria Dell, 1963
References
- WoRMS
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- GBIF
- Natalia Pereira Benaim & Maria Célia Elias Senra O Gênero Pholadomya Sowerby, 1823 (Mollusca: Bivalvia) na Formação Jandaíra (Cretáceo Superior)
- Paleobiology Database
- Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles
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