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Data as of: 2006-05-17
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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.