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Pholadoidea

Bivalvia - Pholadida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Pholadacea Lamarck
1809Pholadoidea Lamarck
1965Pholadacea Newell p. 21
1980Pholadacea Vokes p. 187
1984Pholadacea Squires p. 53
1987Pholadacea Squires p. 71
1987Pholadacea Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1992Pholadoidea Ward p. 115
1993Pholadacea Kennedy p. 397
2000Pholadoidea Coan et al. p. 466
2006Pholadoidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 235
2006Pholadoidea Rosenberg et al.
2009Pholadoidea Nevesskaja
2010Pholadoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Pholadoidea Carter et al. p. 17

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

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.

Superfm. Pholadoidea Lamarck 1809
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Fm. Pholadidae Lamarck 1809 [piddock]
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G. Cyrtopleura Tryon 1862
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Subg. Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) Grant and Gale 1931
Cyrtopleura costata Linnaeus 1758
Cyrtopleura crucigera Sowerby 1834
Cyrtopleura levesquei Watelet 1851
G. Dactylina Gray
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G. Diplothyra Tryon 1862
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Diplothyra smithii Tryon 1862
Subfm. Jouannetiinae Tryon 1862
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G. Jouannetia Des Moulins 1828
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Subg. Jouannetia (Jouannetia) Des Moulins 1828
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Jouannetia cuneata Tate 1887
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Netastoma rostratum Valenciennes 1846 [beaked piddock]
Netastoma squiresi Kennedy 1993
Invalid names: Nettastomella Carpenter 1865 [synonym]
G. Lignopholas Turner 1955
G. Martesia Sowerby 1824
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Subg. Martesia (Martesia) Sowerby 1834
Martesia cazadoriana Wilckens 1907
Martesia clausa Gabb 1864
Martesia cylindrica Riedel 1933
Martesia mcevoyi McLearn 1929
Martesia meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
Martesia oligocenica Maury 1912
Martesia ovalis Say 1820
Martesia sanctipauli Maury 1917
Martesia striata Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. Martesiinae Grant 1931
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G. †Aspidopholas Fischer 1887
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Chaceia fulcherae Kennedy 1993
Chaceia ovoidea Gould 1851 [wart-necked piddock]
G. †Goniochasma Meek 1864
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G. Parapholas Conrad 1848
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Parapholas californica Conrad 1837 [scale-sided piddock]
Parapholas satoi Nagao 1928
G. Penitella Valenciennes 1846
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Penitella conradi Valenciennes 1846 [abalone piddock]
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Invalid names: Pholadidea parva Tryon 1865 [synonym]
Penitella fitchi Turner 1955
Penitella gabbii Tryon 1863
Penitella penita Conrad 1837 [flat-tipped piddock]
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Invalid names: Penitella speloeum Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Penitella richardsoni Kennedy 1989
G. Pholadidea Turton 1819
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Pholadidea increnata Marwick 1929
Pholadidea patagonica Philippi 1887
G. †Ramsetia Stephenson 1941
G. †Opertochasma Stephenson 1953
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Opertochasma cuneatum Meek and Hayden 1858
Subfm. Pholadinae Lamarck 1809
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G. Barnea Leach 1826
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Subg. Barnea (Anchomasa) Leach 1852
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Barnea (Anchomasa) saulae Kennedy 1993
Subg. Barnea (Barnea) Leach 1826
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Subg. Barnea (Umitakea) Habe 1952
Barnea pacifica Stearns 1871 [mud piddock]
Barnea shihchoensis Wang 1983
Barnea subtruncata Sowerby I 1834
Barnea tiara Tate 1887
Barnea truncata Say 1822
G. †Clavipholas Conrad 1868
G. Cyrtopleuropsis Pacaud 1998
Tr. †Euxinibarneini Zhgenti 1991
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G. †Euxinibarnea Zhgenti 1966
G. Monothyra Tryon 1862
G. Nipponopholas Okamato and Habe 1987
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]
G. †Zirlona
Invalid names: Pholadini Lamarck 1809 [empty], Zirfaeinae Gray 1851 [synonym]
G. †Teredina
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Teredina personata Lamarck 1806
Subfm. Xylophaginae Purchon 1941
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G. †Xylophagella Meek 1864
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Xylophagella crassula Stoliczka 1870
Xylophagella littlei Hryniewicz 2019
G. Xylopholas Turner 1972
G. Xyloredo Turner 1972
G. †Zirphaea Gray 1840
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Zirphaea dentata Gabb 1866
Zirphaea plana White 1889
Invalid names: Hypogaeidae Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Martesinae Grant and Gale 1931 [empty]
Fm. Teredinidae Rafinesque 1815
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Subfm. Kuphinae Tryon 1862
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G. Kuphus Guettard 1770
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Kuphus fistula Lea 1843
Kuphus incrassatus Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Teredo circula Aldrich 1886 [synonym]
Kuphus polythalamia Linnaeus 1767
Invalid names: Clossonnaria Ferussac 1821 [synonym], Furcella Lamarck 1801 [synonym], Succinodon Huene 1941 [synonym]
G. †Terebrimya Stephenson 1953
Subfm. Teredininae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Bactronophorus Tapparone-Canefri 1877
Subfm. Bankiini Turner 1966
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G. Bankia Gray 1842
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Bankia lincolnensis Durham and Zullo 1961
Bankia setacea Tryon 1863
G. Nausitora Wright 1864
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Nausitora wrigleyi Gale 1995
G. Nototeredo Bartsch 1923
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Nototeredo globosa Meek and Hayden 1858
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Invalid names: Teredo selliformis Meek and Hayden 1860 [synonym]
G. †Dicyathifer Iredale 1932
G. †Lyrodus Gould 1870
G. Teredora Bartsch 1921
G. †Uperotus Guettard 1770
Invalid names: Teredinini Rafinesque 1815 [empty]
G. Teredo Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Teredo (Psiloteredo) Bartsch 1922
Subg. Teredo (Teredo) Linnaeus 1758
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Teredo alpina Traub 1938
Teredo dendrolestes Brown and Pilsbry 1911
Teredo mississippiensis Conrad 1854
Teredo pugetensis White 1889
Teredo simplex Lea 1833
Teredo simplexopsis de Gregorio 1890
Teredo virginiana Clark 1895
G. Teredothyra Bartsch 1921
G. †Turnus Gabb 1864
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Turnus gregarius Anderson 1938
Turnus lacombi McLearn 1933
Turnus plenus Gabb 1864
G. Xylotrya Blainville 1828
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Invalid names: Teredolithus Bartsch 1930 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Xylophagaidae Purchon 1941
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G. Xylophaga Turton 1822
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Invalid names: Pholadacea Lamarck 1809 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: boringsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WB, SE/IM, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).superf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:52
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:52
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Holocene or 199.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma

Collections (896 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Peru Bankia sp. (36961)
Pliensbachian - Aalenian192.9 - 170.9Peru (Junín) Martesia sp. (202438)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Turnus callovensis (61467)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Jouannetia sp. (31435)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Jouannetia gelyana (11084)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Greenland Xylophagainae indet. (1227)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Russian Federation Teredo sp. (2499)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4South Africa Teredo sp. (65839)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Greenland Turnus sp. (55728 55730 55731)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Pholas cornueliana (2175)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Teredo matsushimaensis (40315 40316 40553 40554)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Goniochasma dallasi (1859)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2South Africa Teredo sp. (65837 65963)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2New Zealand Martesia sp. (65630 65634 65635)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (California) Turnus gregarius (225527)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Martesia sp., Terebrimya sp., Xylophagella sp. (1785) Terebrimya sp. (1834)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Pholas sanctae-crucis (2167)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Turnus lacombi (87418)
Motuan103.3 - 99.5New Zealand Teredo sp. (83507)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Martesia sp. (167602 185726)