Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)
(American Piddock)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPetricolaria pholadiformis (American Piddock)
FamilyVENERIDAE (carpet and venus shells)
SuperfamilyVENEROIDEA (Venus clams & carpet shells)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Petricolaria pholadiformis (American Piddock) :
1: Petricolaria pholadiformis (American Piddock)
25 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
single, rather eroded, dead shell, washed up on beach after storm
Image 1: Right valve (outline very eroded) - inner surface - black backgroundImage 2: Right valve (outline very eroded) - outer surface - black backgroundImage 3: Right valve - hinge and teeth - close-up - enlarged

Petricolaria pholadiformis (American Piddock) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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