Pharidae
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.
| Pharidae | |
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| 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 | |
| See text | |
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
References
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