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Pholadidea
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Pholadidea

Pholadidea is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Martesiinae of the family Pholadidae (the piddocks). Most members of Pholididea bore into shale, soft rock and coral for shelter, with the exception of Pholididea (Hatasia) wiffenae, which is a wood-borer.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pholadidea suteri

speciesPholadidea suteri

Pholadidea tridens

speciesPholadidea tridens

Pholadidea tubifera

speciesPholadidea tubifera

Pholadidea melanura

speciesPholadidea melanura

Pholadidea quadra

speciesPholadidea quadra

Paper Piddock

speciesPholadidea loscombiana

Pholadidea fauroti

speciesPholadidea fauroti

Pholadidea acherontea

speciesPholadidea acherontea

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 377673.