Pholas

Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Pholadinae of the family Pholadidae.^[2]

Pholas
Shell of Pholas dactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Myida
Family:	Pholadidae
Genus:	Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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Synonyms[1]
Dactylina Gray, 1847 Hypogaea Poli, 1791 Pholas (Monothyra) Tryon, 1862· accepted, alternate representation Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus, 1758· accepted, alternate representation Pholas (Thovana) Gray, 1847· accepted, alternate representation Pragmopholas P. Fischer, 1887

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)