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Parapholas californica

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas californica was named by Conrad (1837) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; California-Mexico.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Parapholas californica by Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Pholas californica Conrad p. 236
2000Parapholas californica Coan et al. p. 503
2021Parapholas californica Hendy

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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
subfamilyMartesiinaeGrant 1931
genusParapholasConrad 1848
speciescalifornica(Conrad 1837)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available