Pharidae

Pharidae
Shell of an Ensis species
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Adapedonta
Superfamily:	Solenoidea
Family:	Pharidae H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858
Genera
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Pharidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Adapedonta. This family of clams is related to the razor shells, a family which is considered to include Pharidae by some authorities.

Genera

Genera within the family Pharidae include:

• Afrophaxas Cosel, 1993
• Cultellus Schumacher, 1817
• Ensiculus H. Adams, 1860
• Ensis Schumacher, 1817
• Leguminaria Schumacher, 1817
• Nasopharus Cosel, 1993
• Neosiliqua Habe, 1965
• Novaculina Benson, 1830
• Orbicularia Deshayes, 1850
• Pharella Gray, 1854
• Pharus Leach in Brown, 1844
• Phaxas Leach in Gray, 1852
• Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
• Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924
• Sinucultellus Cosel, 1993
• Sinupharus Cosel, 1993^[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3013551 entry

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