Pholas chiloensis

Pholas chiloensis

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Pholadidae

Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Pholadinae of the family Pholadidae. 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) ==…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 5

Sources and credits

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Pholas chiloensis

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