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Bivalvia Myoida Pholadidae 

Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Metaxylophaga
   Mesoxylophaga
   Neoxylophaga
   Zirfaea
   Nettastomella
   Pholas Linnaeus, 1758
   Pholadidea Turton, 1819
   Xylophaga Turton , 1822
   Martesia Sowerby, 1824
   Barnea Risso, 1826
   Jouannetia Des Moulins, 1828
   Penitella Valenciennes, 1846
   Parapholas Conrad, 1848
   Aspidopholas Fischer, 1887
   Lignopholas Turner, 1955
   Nipponopholas Okamoto & Habe, 1987

Common Name

Angel's Wings Borer p.354      Allan, J. 1950.  

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.35-356 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.188 General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.307 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.572 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Myoida
                Pholadoidea
                  Pholadidae Lamarck, 1809

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=20396) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-06-17.