Pholas
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| Pholas | |
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| Shell of Pholas dactylus | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Family: | Pholadidae |
| Genus: | Pholas Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Pholas is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Pholadinae of the family Pholadidae.[2]
Like other members of this family, they have an ability to bore through clay, earth, wood and soft rock.
