Pharidae
Appearance
Pharidae | |
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Shell of an Ensis species | |
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Order: | Unassigned Euheterodonta
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Family: | Pharidae
H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858 |
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Pharidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs, currently classified in the unassigned Euheterodonta. This family of clams is related to the razor shells (Solenidae), 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]