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Pholas (Thovana)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Thovana was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Pholas campechiensis.

It was reranked as Pholas (Thovana) by Glenn (1904) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

It was assigned to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholas by Glenn (1904) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Thovana Gray
1904Pholas (Thovana) Glenn p. 274
2002Thovana Sepkoski
2012Pholas (Thovana) Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 892

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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
subgenusThovana(Gray 1847)

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.

Subg. Pholas (Thovana) Gray 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available