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Definition of Genus pholas
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks.
Exact synonyms: Pholas
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Pholadidae, Pholadidae
Member holonyms: Piddock
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Pholadidae, Pholadidae
Member holonyms: Piddock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pholas
Literary usage of Genus pholas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"In the genus Pholas, as restricted, there are two dorsal plates, one anterior
and one posterior, whereas in Dactylina the accessory pieces are placed side ..."
2. A Conchological Manual by George Brettingham Sowerby (1852)
"Ex. S. alba. Pl. xxvii. fig. 572. TALONA. Gray, 1840. Pholas tridens. See monograph
of the genus Pholas in Sowerby's Thesaurus ..."
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