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Pholas

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Pholas dactylus.

It was assigned to Pholadinae by Glenn (1904) and Vokes (1980); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholadidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Pholas Linnaeus
1791Hypogaea Poli
1904Pholas Glenn p. 274
1980Pholas Vokes p. 188
1998Pholas Lamprell and Healy p. 198
2002Pholas Sepkoski
2010Pholas Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusPholasLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pholas Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Pholas (Pholas) Linnaeus 1758
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†Pholas (Pholas) memmingeri Tuomey and Holmes 1858
†Pholas arcuata Conrad 1841
†Pholas baudoni Deshayes 1857
Pholas dactylus Linnaeus 1758
†Pholas intermedia Wood 1879
†Pholas mackiana Maury 1912
†Pholas pectorosa Conrad 1852
†Pholas triquetra Conrad 1848
Invalid names: Hypogaea Poli 1791 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WB, SE, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:17:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:17:59
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the to the top of the Holocene or 122.46000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 122.46 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland P. cornueliana (2175)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland P. sanctae-crucis (2167)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) P. scaphoides (4641 6548)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) P. cithara (190579) P. sp. (190555)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) P. sp. (6127)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) P. sp. (46617)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) P. sp. (4370)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Alabama) P. alatoidea (85330) P. sp. (85562 85563)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) P. alatoidea (80367)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) P. alatoidea (80477 80495 86177 86179) P. alatoidea, P. aldrichi (90818 92034 92352 98365)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Virginia) P. petrosa (84048)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Mississippi) P. sp. (89872)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) P. sp. (90453)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Jamaica P. sp. (111543)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) P. triquetra (84137)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica P. sp. (111545)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago P. mackiana (80168)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Thovana sp. (18579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria P. desmoulinsi (77402)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) P. tiara (179602)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan P. sp. (174760)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia P. sp. (131219 131220)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago P. sp. (60647 60655)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) P. intermedia (84763)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) P. chiloensis (222364)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom (England) P. intermedia (84757)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) P. chiloensis (48665)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) P. turgidus (92407)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (98107)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa P. dactylus (122945)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) P. chiloensis (222837)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela P. sp. (131268)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola P. campechiensis (152645)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco P. dactylus (127577)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) P. campechiensis (66760 69046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco P. candida (127597) P. dactylus (127619)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) P. gabbi (96895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru P. chiloensis (76643)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) P. australasiae (63350)