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Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823

138345 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138345)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Anomalodesmata (Superorder)
  9. Pholadomyoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Pholadomyidae (Family)
  11. Pholadomya (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Pholadomya candida G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (type by subsequent designation)
Pholadomyidae W. King, 1844
Flabellomya Rollier, 1911 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) Rollier, 1912 † · alternative representation
Pholadomya (Nipponopanacca) T. Habe, 1977 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Pholadomya aegyptiaca P. Oppenheim, 1906 †
  2. Species Pholadomya alpina Mathéron, 1843 †
  3. Species Pholadomya ambigua (J. Sowerby, 1819) †
  4. Species Pholadomya australica Tate, 1894 †
  5. Species Pholadomya australis Gabb, 1877 †
  6. Species Pholadomya beaumontensis H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †
  7. Species Pholadomya bucardium Agassiz, 1842 †
  8. Species Pholadomya candida G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
  9. Species Pholadomya claibornensis Aldrich, 1886 †
  10. Species Pholadomya clausa A. Hennig, 1899 †
  11. Species Pholadomya cuneata J. Morris, 1843 †
  12. Species Pholadomya darwini Dall & Ochsner, 1928 †
  13. Species Pholadomya gigantea (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) †
  14. Species Pholadomya givensi Zinsmeister, 1978 †
  15. Species Pholadomya harrisi J. A. Gardner, 1927 †
  16. Species Pholadomya hudsoni H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †
  17. Species Pholadomya konincki Nyst, 1845 †
  18. Species Pholadomya littlei Gabb, 1877 †
  19. Species Pholadomya ludensis Deshayes, 1856 †
  20. Species Pholadomya margaritacea (J. Sowerby, 1821) †
  21. Species Pholadomya mounti Zinsmeister, 1978 †
  22. Species Pholadomya multilineata Gabb, 1869 †
  23. Species Pholadomya nasuta Gabb, 1864 †
  24. Species Pholadomya nauliensis L. R. Cox, 1952 †
  25. Species Pholadomya neozelanica F. W. Hutton, 1885 †
  26. Species Pholadomya nevadana Gabb, 1869 †
  27. Species Pholadomya oblitterata Potiez & Michaud, 1844 †
  28. Species Pholadomya occidentalis S. G. Morton, 1833 †
  29. Species Pholadomya oregonensis Gabb, 1869 †
  30. Species Pholadomya oretiensis H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †
  31. Species Pholadomya raimondii Gabb, 1877 †
  32. Species Pholadomya sakuraii T. Habe, 1958
  33. Species Pholadomya sonorensis Gabb, 1869 †
  34. Species Pholadomya taurinensis Sacco, 1901 †
  35. Species Pholadomya tricostata P. Oppenheim, 1906 †
  36. Species Pholadomya umzambiensis Rennie, 1930 †
  37. Species Pholadomya usenica Panteleev, 1974 †
  38. Species Pholadomya utcholokensis Sinelnikova, 1991 †
  39. Species Pholadomya acuminata Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  40. Species Pholadomya acuticostata J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  41. Species Pholadomya aequalis J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Species Pholadomya affinis Bellardi, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  43. Species Pholadomya agassizii A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Species Pholadomya agassizii Contejean, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Pholadomya agassizii A. d'Orbigny, 1845)
  45. Species Pholadomya agrioensis C. E. Weaver, 1931 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Pholadomya alternans F. A. Roemer, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Species Pholadomya altumbonata F. M. Anderson, 1938 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Pholadomya angustata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Species Pholadomya anomala G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  50. Species Pholadomya archiaciana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Pholadomya canaliculata F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  52. Species Pholadomya cancellata Contejean, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  53. Species Pholadomya carantoniana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  54. Species Pholadomya carinata G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  55. Species Pholadomya caudata F. A. Roemer, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  56. Species Pholadomya clathrata Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Pholadomya clementina F. M. Anderson, 1938 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Pholadomya coloradoensis Stanton, 1893 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Pholadomya complanata F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Pholadomya compressa T. Brown, 1849 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Pholadomya concentrica F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Pholadomya connectans Forbes, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Pholadomya conradi J. A. Gardner, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  64. Species Pholadomya cortazari Almonte, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Species Pholadomya decemcostata F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Species Pholadomya decorata Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Pholadomya deltoidea (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Pholadomya depacta Hamlin, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Pholadomya distorta F. M. Anderson, 1938 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Pholadomya dixoni J. De C. Sowerby, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Pholadomya dubia F. A. Roemer, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  72. Species Pholadomya elegantula J. Evans & Shumard, 1854 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Pholadomya elliptica Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Pholadomya elongata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Pholadomya falconensis F. & H. K. Hodson, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Pholadomya fidicula J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  77. Species Pholadomya glehni F. Schmidt, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  78. Species Pholadomya halaensis d'Archiac, 1854 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Pholadomya hausmanni G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Pholadomya hemicardia F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Pholadomya hesterna J. De C. Sowerby, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  82. Species Pholadomya hians L. Riedel, 1933 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Pholadomya hulenana F. M. Anderson, 1938 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Pholadomya incurvata L. Riedel, 1933 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Pholadomya indica Noetling, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Pholadomya ingens Cragin, 1893 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  87. Species Pholadomya iranica Fantini Sestini, 1966 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Pholadomya ironensis Stephenson, 1923 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Pholadomya jamaicensis Trechmann, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Pholadomya korobkovi Ovechkin, 1954 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Pholadomya landbecki R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  92. Species Pholadomya leonensis Stenzel & Twining, 1957 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  93. Species Pholadomya ligeriensis A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  94. Species Pholadomya lincecumi Shumard, 1862 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  95. Species Pholadomya lineata G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Pholadomya lirata (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Pholadomya luynesi Lartet, 1877 † (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  98. Species Pholadomya mailleana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Pholadomya marrotiana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  100. Species Pholadomya martinensis de Loriol, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  101. Species Pholadomya martini Forbes, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  102. Species Pholadomya mauryi G. D. Harris, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Pholadomya minuta de Loriol, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  104. Species Pholadomya miocenica Ponzi, 1876 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  105. Species Pholadomya mkatayamai Otuka, 1943 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  106. Species Pholadomya moeschii Weerth, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  107. Species Pholadomya murchisoni J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  108. Species Pholadomya murrayensis M. A. Hanna, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  109. Species Pholadomya nicensis Bellardi, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  110. Species Pholadomya nodosa G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  111. Species Pholadomya nodulifera Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  112. Species Pholadomya obesa R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  113. Species Pholadomya oblita J. Morris & Lycett, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  114. Species Pholadomya obtusa (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  115. Species Pholadomya opiformis Trautschold, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  116. Species Pholadomya orbiculata Gabb, 1864 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, junior homonym of Pholadomya orbiculata Roemer, 1836; not found in the literature of the 19th century)
  117. Species Pholadomya orbiculata F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  118. Species Pholadomya orientalis Douvillé, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  119. Species Pholadomya ovalis (J. Sowerby, 1819) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  120. Species Pholadomya ovulum J. Morris & Lycett, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  121. Species Pholadomya papyracea F. B. Meek & Hayden, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  122. Species Pholadomya papyria Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  123. Species Pholadomya parvula F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  124. Species Pholadomya paucicostata F. A. Roemer, 1836 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  125. Species Pholadomya perezi Bellardi, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  126. Species Pholadomya petropolitana Stenzel & Twining, 1957 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  127. Species Pholadomya phillipsii T. Brown, 1849 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  128. Species Pholadomya pholadoides Wilckens, 1907 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  129. Species Pholadomya pilari Vankov, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  130. Species Pholadomya postextenta Cragin, 1893 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  131. Species Pholadomya postsulcata Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  132. Species Pholadomya problematica Holdhaus, 1913 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  133. Species Pholadomya producta (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  134. Species Pholadomya pudica Contejean, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  135. Species Pholadomya puschii G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  136. Species Pholadomya radiata G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  137. Species Pholadomya rauliniana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  138. Species Pholadomya rectidorsata M. Hörnes, 1859 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  139. Species Pholadomya rigacci Ponzi, 1876 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  140. Species Pholadomya roemeri Whitfield, 1885 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  141. Species Pholadomya royana A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  142. Species Pholadomya rugosa Kazansky, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  143. Species Pholadomya russelli F. M. Anderson, 1938 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  144. Species Pholadomya sachalinensis F. Schmidt, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  145. Species Pholadomya saemanni J. Morris & Lycett, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  146. Species Pholadomya sawkinsi Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  147. Species Pholadomya socialis J. Morris & Lycett, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  148. Species Pholadomya solitaria J. Morris & Lycett, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  149. Species Pholadomya somaliensis L. R. Cox, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  150. Species Pholadomya speetonensis H. Woods, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  151. Species Pholadomya striata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  152. Species Pholadomya subcanaliculata Kazansky, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  153. Species Pholadomya subexaltata Kazansky, 1909 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  154. Species Pholadomya tarimensis J.-M. Wei, 1984 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  155. Species Pholadomya tenua Tuomey, 1854 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  156. Species Pholadomya texana Conrad, 1857 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  157. Species Pholadomya tigris Noetling, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  158. Species Pholadomya tigroides Trechmann, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  159. Species Pholadomya tippana Conrad, 1858 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  160. Species Pholadomya tombecki de Loriol, 1872 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  161. Species Pholadomya transversa Seebach, 1864 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  162. Species Pholadomya truncata G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  163. Species Pholadomya umbonata F. A. Roemer, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  164. Species Pholadomya undata Dana, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  165. Species Pholadomya vancouverensis Whiteaves, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  166. Species Pholadomya varicosta Stephenson, 1923 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  167. Species Pholadomya vaticana Ponzi, 1876 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  168. Species Pholadomya ventricosa G. A. Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  169. Species Pholadomya vignesi Lartet, 1877 † (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  170. Species Pholadomya virgulosa J. De C. Sowerby, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  171. Species Pholadomya vocetica Moesch, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  172. Species Pholadomya walli Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  173. Species Pholadomya weissii R. A. Philippi, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  174. Species Pholadomya zanclea G. Seguenza, 1876 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  175. Species Pholadomya anteradiata Conrad, 1860 † accepted as Anatimya anteradiata (Conrad, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  176. Species Pholadomya brewerii Gabb, 1864 † accepted as Parallelodon brewerii (Gabb, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  177. Species Pholadomya neocomiensis Leymerie, 1842 † accepted as Panopea neocomiensis (Leymerie, 1842) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  178. Species Pholadomya subplicata A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Lyonsia subplicata (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  179. Species Pholadomya venusta J. Steininger, 1853 † accepted as Parallelodon venustus (J. Steininger, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  180. Species Pholadomya villersensis F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1865 † accepted as Goniomya villersensis (F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  181. Subgenus Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) Rollier, 1912 † represented as Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
    1. Species Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) givensi Zinsmeister, 1978 † represented as Pholadomya givensi Zinsmeister, 1978 †
    2. Species Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) margaritacea (J. Sowerby, 1821) † represented as Pholadomya margaritacea (J. Sowerby, 1821) †
    3. Species Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) mounti Zinsmeister, 1978 † represented as Pholadomya mounti Zinsmeister, 1978 †
  182. Subgenus Pholadomya (Moewakamya) H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 † represented as Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
    1. Species Pholadomya (Moewakamya) hudsoni H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 † represented as Pholadomya hudsoni H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †
  183. Subgenus Pholadomya (Nipponopanacca) T. Habe, 1977 represented as Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
    1. Species Pholadomya (Nipponopanacca) sakuraii T. Habe, 1958 represented as Pholadomya sakuraii T. Habe, 1958
  184. Subgenus Pholadomya (Pholadomya) G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 † represented as Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
    1. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) amygdalina Thurmann, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) neglecta Thurmann, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) pinguiuscula Thurmann, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    4. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) scalpellus Thurmann, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) vicinalis Thurmann, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    6. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) beaumontensis H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 † represented as Pholadomya beaumontensis H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †
    7. Species Pholadomya (Pholadomya) oretiensis H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 † represented as Pholadomya oretiensis H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): part xix [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138345 on 2026-09-22
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Pholadomya G. B. Sowerby I, 1823. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138345 on 2026-09-22
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original description Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): part xix [details] 

original description (of Pholadomya (Moewakamya) H. J. Campbell & Grant-Mackie, 1995 †) Campbell, H. J. & Grant-Mackie, J. A. (1995). Jurassic Pholadomyidae (Bivalvia) from New Zealand and New Caledonia. <em>New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.</em> 38: 47-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1995.9514638
page(s): 54 [details] 

original description (of Flabellomya Rollier, 1911 †) Rollier, L. (1911). Les faciès du Dogger ou Oolithique dans le Jura et les régions voisines: mémoire publié par la Fondation Schnyder von Wartensee à Zurich. Chez Georg et Cie, Genève et Bâle, 352 pp.
page(s): 231 [details] 

basis of record Coan E.V. 2000. A new species of <i>Panacca</i> from Chile (Bivalvia: Pholadomyoidea: Parilimyidae). <i>Malacologia</i> 42(1-2): 165-170, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12937910 [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Morton, B. (1980). The anatomy of the 'living fossil' <i>Pholadomya candida</i> Sowerby, 1823 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Dansk Naturhistorik Forening I Kjøbenhavn.</em> 142: 7-102. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 
 
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