Pholas

Pholas
Shell of Pholas dactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myoida
Family: Pholadidae
Genus: Pholas
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Dactylina Gray, 1847
  • Pragmopholas P. Fischer, 1887

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.

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References

  1. Gofas, Serge (2004). "Pholas Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species.


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