WoRMS taxon details
Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809
Subfamily Jouannetiinae Tryon, 1862
Subfamily Xylophagainae Purchon, 1941 accepted as Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941
» Genus Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828
» Genus Netastoma P. P. Carpenter, 1864
» Genus Scyphomya Dall, 1898 accepted as Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828
Subfamily Martesiinae U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931» Genus Netastoma P. P. Carpenter, 1864
» Genus Scyphomya Dall, 1898 accepted as Jouannetia Desmoulins, 1828
» Genus Aspidopholas P. Fischer, 1887
» Genus Chaceia R. D. Turner, 1955
» Genus Diplothyra Tryon, 1862
» Genus Lignopholas R. D. Turner, 1955
» Genus Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
» Genus Parapholas Conrad, 1848
» Genus Penitella Valenciennes, 1846
» Genus Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819
» Genus Cadmusia Leach, 1852 accepted as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Genus Hiata Zetek & R. A. McLean, 1936 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Genus Martesiella Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (synonym)
» Genus Mesopholas Iw. Taki & Habe, 1945 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (synonym)
» Genus Schroteria Tryon, 1862 accepted as Diplothyra Tryon, 1862 (synonym)
Subfamily Pholadinae Lamarck, 1809» Genus Chaceia R. D. Turner, 1955
» Genus Diplothyra Tryon, 1862
» Genus Lignopholas R. D. Turner, 1955
» Genus Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
» Genus Parapholas Conrad, 1848
» Genus Penitella Valenciennes, 1846
» Genus Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819
» Genus Cadmusia Leach, 1852 accepted as Pholadidea W. Turton, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Genus Hiata Zetek & R. A. McLean, 1936 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Genus Martesiella Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (synonym)
» Genus Mesopholas Iw. Taki & Habe, 1945 accepted as Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 (synonym)
» Genus Schroteria Tryon, 1862 accepted as Diplothyra Tryon, 1862 (synonym)
» Genus Barnea Risso, 1826
» Genus Cyrtopleura Tryon, 1862
» Genus Nipponopholas Okamoto & Habe, 1987
» Genus Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Talona Gray, 1842
» Genus Zirfaea Gray, 1842
» Genus Hypogaea Poli, 1791 accepted as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
» 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])
» 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)
» Genus Zirphaea auct. accepted as Zirfaea Gray, 1842 (Incorrect subsequent spelling.)
» Genus Cyrtopleura Tryon, 1862
» Genus Nipponopholas Okamoto & Habe, 1987
» Genus Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Talona Gray, 1842
» Genus Zirfaea Gray, 1842
» Genus Hypogaea Poli, 1791 accepted as Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
» 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])
» 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)
» Genus Zirphaea auct. accepted as Zirfaea Gray, 1842 (Incorrect subsequent spelling.)
Subfamily Xylophagainae Purchon, 1941 accepted as Xylophagaidae Purchon, 1941
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=252 on 2023-01-31
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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]
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
