MolluscaBase taxon details
Parapholas Conrad, 1849
204644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204644)
accepted
Genus
Pholas californica Conrad, 1837 accepted as Parapholas californica (Conrad, 1837) (type by monotypy)
- Species Parapholas acuminata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Species Parapholas branchiata (A. Gould, 1845)
- Species Parapholas californica (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Parapholas calva (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Species Parapholas quadrizonata (L. Spengler, 1792)
- Species Parapholas thomsoni (Suter, 1917) †
- Species Parapholas aucklandica A. W. B. Powell, 1938 accepted as Parapholas thomsoni (Suter, 1917) † (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Parapholas bisulcata Conrad, 1849 accepted as Parapholas calva (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Parapholas incei (G. B. Sowerby II, 1872) accepted as Parapholas quadrizonata (L. Spengler, 1792)
- Species Parapholas janellii (Deshayes, 1839) accepted as Parapholas californica (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Parapholas penita sensu Dunker, 1882 accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863) (unaccepted > misapplication, not Conrad, 1837)
- Species Parapholas piriformis Dunker, 1882 accepted as Parapholas quadrizonata (L. Spengler, 1792) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 4: 152-156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5445350
page(s): 156 [details]
page(s): 156 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Parapholas Conrad, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204644 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 4: 152-156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5445350
page(s): 156 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> (2) 1(4): 275-280, plates 37-39., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780365
page(s): 279 [details]
additional source Conrad, T. A. (1849). Notes on shells, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, second series.</em> 1(4): 210-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780300
page(s): 214 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 156 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Conrad, T. A. (1849). Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> (2) 1(4): 275-280, plates 37-39., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780365
page(s): 279 [details]
additional source Conrad, T. A. (1849). Notes on shells, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, second series.</em> 1(4): 210-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35780300
page(s): 214 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
