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Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758

140770  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140770)

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Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 669 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140770 on 2026-06-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140770 on 2026-06-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 669 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Pholas callosa Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 445 [details] 

original description (of Pholas dactylina Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 365 [details] 

original description (of Pholas edwardsi Monterosato, 1878) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1878). Enumerazione e sinonimia delle Conchiglie mediterranee. <em>Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche.</em> 13: 61-115 [December 31st, 1878]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35333762 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pholas hians [Lightfoot], 1786) Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464 [details] 

original description (of Pholas dactylus var. decurtata Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 105 [details] 

original description (of Pholas dactylus var. gracilis Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 105 [details] 

original description (of Hypogaea verrucosa Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 202 [details] 

additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 246. [details] 

additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Okutani, T. (1994). A New Discovery of Streak-like Flashing Luminescence in Ctenoides ales (Finley,1927) (Bivalvia:Limidae). <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 53(1):57 - 59. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
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LanguageName 
Dutch pholadegewone boormossel  [details]
English common piddock  [details]
French grande pholadegite  [details]
German grose BohrmuschelDattelmuschel  [details]
BIOTIC 
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (563 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pholas dactylus) 
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 32 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Malacopics (Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758 France, Bretagne, ex coll. J. Trausel) 
To Malacopics (Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758 Spain, Andalucía, Málaga, Málaga, ex coll. J. Trause... 
To Malacopics (Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758 Tunisia, Medenine, Ile de Jerba, S of Aghir, beached... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Pholas dactylina Locard, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Pholas edwardsi Monterosato, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Pholas hians [Lightfoot], 1786)
To PESI (from synonym Pholas dactylus var. decurtata Jeffreys, 1865)
To PESI (from synonym Pholas dactylus var. gracilis Jeffreys, 1865)
To PESI (from synonym Hypogaea verrucosa Poli, 1795)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
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