''Pholadomya'' is a

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of saltwater clams,

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

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in the family

Pholadomyidae Pholadomyidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Anomalodesmata Anomalodesmata is an superorder of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This grouping was formerly recognised as a taxonomic ...

. Fossils species within this genus lived during the

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era, in the opening South Atlantic, between present-day Brazil and Africa. In the

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of Argentina, Austria, Hungary and Italy fossils have been found. They are found in the

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of the Coquina Group,

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, Colombia among many other places. Of

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age, this genus is widespread as a fossil in

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and the United States. Fossils up to the

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have been found in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela (

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and Playa Grande Formations) and

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...

Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Germany, India, Japan, Malta, Moldova, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.''Pholadomya''
at

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.org Today, only a single species, ''P. candida'' from the Caribbean is known to be extant.

Species

Species within the genus ''Pholadomya'' include:Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles
/ref> * '' Pholadomya candida'' Sowerby, 1823 * '' Pholadomya maoria''

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, 1963 * '' Pholadomya scutata'' * '' Pholadomya tumida'' * '' Pholadomya triquetra'' * '' Pholadomya texta''

References

External links

WoRMS

Encyclopaedia of Life

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* Natalia Pereira Benaim & Maria Célia Elias Senr
Gênero Pholadomya Sowerby, 1823 (Mollusca: Bivalvia) na Formação Jandaíra (Cretáceo Superior)
Mesozoic animals of Africa Mesozoic animals of Asia Mesozoic animals of Europe Mesozoic animals of North America Mesozoic animals of South America Triassic Argentina Jurassic Colombia Paleogene animals of Asia Paleogene animals of Europe Paleogene animals of North America Neogene animals of Europe Neogene animals of South America Neogene Chile Neogene Colombia Neogene Venezuela Early Triassic first appearances Pliocene extinctions Fossil taxa described in 1823 Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub