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Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809

252  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:252)

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Family
Pholas Linnaeus, 1758 (type by original designation)

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  1. Subfamily Jouannetiinae Tryon, 1862
    1. Genus Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828
    2. Genus Netastoma P. P. Carpenter, 1864
    3. Genus Nettastomella P. P. Carpenter, 1865 accepted as Netastoma P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unnecessary replacement name for Netastoma Carpenter, 1864)
    4. Genus Pholadopsis Conrad, 1849 accepted as Jouannetia (Pholadopsis) Conrad, 1849 represented as Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    5. Genus Scyphomya Dall, 1898 accepted as Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828
    6. Genus Triomphalia G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 accepted as Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828
  2. Subfamily Martesiinae U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931
    1. Genus Aspidopholas P. Fischer, 1887
    2. Genus Chaceia R. D. Turner, 1955
    3. Genus Diplothyra Tryon, 1862
    4. Genus Lignopholas R. D. Turner, 1955
    5. Genus Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
    6. Genus Opertochasma Stephenson, 1952 †
    7. Genus Palaeolignopholas Bolotov, Aksenova, Vikhrev, Konopleva, Chapurina & Kondakov, 2021 †
    8. Genus Parapholas Conrad, 1849
    9. Genus Penitella Valenciennes, 1846
    10. Genus Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819
    11. Genus Turnus Gabb, 1864 †
    12. Genus Cadmusia Leach, 1852 accepted as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Genus Diploplax Bartsch & Rehder, 1945 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (synonym)
    14. Genus Hastasia [sic] accepted as Hatasia Gray, 1851 accepted as Pholadidea (Hatasia) Gray, 1851 represented as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819 (misspelling by Olsson 1961)
    15. Genus Hatasia Gray, 1851 accepted as Pholadidea (Hatasia) Gray, 1851 represented as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819
    16. Genus Hiata Zetek & R. A. McLean, 1936 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    17. Genus Martesiella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    18. Genus Mesopholas Iw. Taki & Habe, 1945 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (synonym)
    19. Genus Navea Gray, 1851 accepted as Penitella Valenciennes, 1846 (synonym)
    20. Genus Pholameria Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819 (synonym)
    21. Genus Schroteria Tryon, 1862 accepted as Diplothyra Tryon, 1862 (synonym)
    22. Genus Scutigera Cossmann, 1886 accepted as Aspidopholas P. Fischer, 1887 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Scutigera Lamarck, 1801)
    23. Genus Talonella Gray, 1851 accepted as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819 (synonym)
  3. Subfamily Pholadinae Lamarck, 1809
    1. Genus Barnea Risso, 1826
    2. Genus Cyrtopleura Tryon, 1862
    3. Genus Cyrtopleuropsis Pacaud, 1998 †
    4. Genus Nipponopholas Okamoto & Habe, 1987
    5. Genus Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
    6. Genus Talona Gray, 1842
    7. Genus Zirfaea J. E. Gray, 1842
    8. Genus Zirlona H. J. Finlay, 1930 †
    9. Genus Anchomasa Leach, 1852 accepted as Barnea (Anchomasa) Leach, 1852 represented as Barnea Risso, 1826
    10. Genus Barnia Gray, 1840 accepted as Barnea Risso, 1826
    11. Genus Dactylina Gray, 1847 accepted as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    12. Genus Euxinibarnea Zhgenti, 1966 † accepted as Barnea Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Genus Holopholas P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Barnea Risso, 1826 (synonym)
    14. Genus Hypogaea Poli, 1791 accepted as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
    15. Genus Leuconyx H. Adams & A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Cyrtopleura Tryon, 1862 (name rejected by Turner (1969) as a forgotten name (nomen oblitum) because it was not used as a valid name for 50 years [ICZN 2nd ed, Article 23b])
    16. Genus Pragmopholas P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    17. Genus Scobina Bayle, 1880 accepted as Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 represented as Cyrtopleura Tryon, 1862 (invalid: junior homonym of Scobina Lepeletier, 1825 [Coleoptera]; Scobinopholas is a replacement name)
    18. Genus Thovana J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Pholas (Thovana) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    19. Genus Thurlosia Catlow & Reeve, 1845 accepted as Barnea Risso, 1826 (synonym)
    20. Genus Umitakea Habe, 1952 accepted as Barnea (Anchomasa) Leach, 1852 represented as Barnea Risso, 1826
    21. Genus Zirphaea auct. accepted as Zirfaea J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  4. Subfamily Pholadideinae Taki & Habe, 1955 accepted as Martesiinae U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931
  5. Subfamily Xylophagainae Purchon, 1941 accepted as Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Lamarck, J.-B. (M. de). (1809). Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5675762f/f6.item.texteImage
page(s): 1: 319 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=252 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature

original description Lamarck, J.-B. (M. de). (1809). Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considérations relatives à l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Paris, Dentu & the author. Tome premier, I-XXV, 1-428. Tome second, 1-475., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5675762f/f6.item.texteImage
page(s): 1: 319 [details] 

basis of record Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254 [details] 

Taxonomy

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] 

Other

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] 

additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details] 

 
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