Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinida > Superfamily Anomioidea > Family Anomiidae

Pododesmus R. A. Philippi, 1837

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Pododesmus patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Pododesmus squama (Gmelin, 1791)

Literature

original description	Philippi, R. A. (1837). Pododesmus, ein neues Genus der Acephalen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 3(1): 385–387, pl. 4, fig. 1.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
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.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pododesmus R. A. Philippi, 1837. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137653