Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Piddock)

Interactions where Pholas dactylus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
animal animal grows inside dead, marine, submerged: lower shore to a few fathoms wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees British Bivalve Seashells, Tebble, N., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Myoida/Pholadidae/Pholas dactylus/Pholas dactyluscommon piddockanimal Plant / grows inside /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, marine, submerged: lower shore to a few fathomswood
animal animal grows inside dead, marine, submerged: lower shore to a few fathoms trunk [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees British Bivalve Seashells, Tebble, N., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Myoida/Pholadidae/Pholas dactylus/Pholas dactyluscommon piddockanimal Plant / grows inside /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, marine, submerged: lower shore to a few fathomstrunk

Author & YearTitleSource
Tebble, N., 1966British Bivalve Seashells212pp, British Museum (Natural History)

Pholas dactylus (Common Piddock) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPholas dactylus (Common Piddock)
SubfamilyPHOLADINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyPHOLADIDAE (piddocks)
SuperfamilyPHOLADOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderMYOIDA (an order of molluscs)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pholas dactylus (Common Piddock)

Pholas dactylus (Common Piddock) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pholas dactylus (Common Piddock):

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