MSBIAS taxon details
Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
140770 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140770)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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
page(s): 669 [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140770 on 2026-05-28
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140770 on 2026-05-28
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
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
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]
page(s): 669 [details] Available for editors
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
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | common piddock | [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. Trausel...
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 USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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. Trausel...
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 USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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