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Family: Pholadidae angel wings, piddocks



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58 species (see list below)
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Aspidopholas obtecta
[]

FAO

Western Pacific, Eastern

Barnea candidaLinnaeus, 1758

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Barnea candida
[White barnea]
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Barnea davidi
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Barnea dilatata(Souleyet, 1843)

Photo by FAO
 
Barnea dilatata
[Dilate piddock]
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Max. Length 4.3 cm DL
 
Barnea lamellosa
[]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Barnea manilensis(Philippi, 1847)

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Barnea manilensis
[Manila piddock]
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Barnea parva
[]
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Barnea pseudotruncata
[]
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Barnea similis
[]
No picture found
 
Barnea subtruncata
[Pacific mud-piddock]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm SHL
 
Barnea truncata
[Truncate barnea]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SHL
 
Chaceia ovoidea
[Wartneck piddock]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Cyrtopleura costata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cyrtopleura costata
[Angel wing]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Cyrtopleura lanceolata
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Diplothyra smithii
[Oyster piddock]
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Jouannetia cumingi
[]
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Jouannetia globulosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Jouannetia quillingi
[Spiny piddock]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Martesia cuneiformis
[Wedge piddock]
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Martesia fragilis
[Fragile piddock]
No picture found
 
Martesia ova
[]
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Martesia pygmaea
[]

FAO

Circumglobal distribution
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Martesia striata(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Martesia striata
[Striate martesia]
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Martesia tubigera
[]
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Martesia yoshimurai
[]
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Netastoma japonicum
[]
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Netastoma rostratum
[]
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Nettastomella darwini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Nettastomella darwinii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SHL
 
Parapholas californica
[Scaleside piddock]
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Parapholas quadrizonata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SHL
 
Penitella conradi
[Abalone piddock]
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Penitella fitchi
[Fitch piddock]
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Penitella gabbii
[]
No picture found
 
Penitella hopkinsi
[Chimney piddock]
No picture found
 
Penitella kamakurensis
[Rock clam]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SHL
 
Penitella penita
[Flap-tip piddock]
No picture found
 
Penitella richardsoni
[Monterey piddock]
No picture found
 
Penitella turnerae
[Turner piddock]
No picture found
 
Pholadidea acherontea
[]
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Pholadidea acutithyra
[]
No picture found
 
Pholadidea cheveyi
[]
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Pholadidea dolichothyra
[]
No picture found
 
Pholadidea loscombiana
[]
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Pholadidea suteri
[Rock borer]
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Pholadidea tridens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.8 cm SHL
 
Pholas campechiensis
[Campechee pholad]
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Pholas chiloensis
[Pacific coast angel wing]

França, Antonio

Northeast Atlantic and th

Pholas dactylusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by França, Antonio
 
Pholas dactylus
[Common piddock]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SHL
Pholas orientalisGmelin, 1791

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Pholas orientalis
[Oriental angel wing]
No picture found
 
Talona explanata
[Talona pholad]
No picture found
 
Xylonora atlantica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Xylopholas altenai
[]
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Xyloredo naceli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Xyloredo nooi
[]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Zirfaea crispata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Zirfaea crispata
[Great piddock]
No picture found
 
Zirfaea pilsbryi
[Pilsbry piddock]
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Zirfaea subconstricta
[]


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