Pholas: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Myida
- Family
- Pholadidae
- Genus
- Pholas
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Pholas
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pholas
Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Pholadinae of the family Pholadidae.
Like other members of this family, they have an ability to bore through clay, earth, wood and soft rock.
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