Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Heterodonta
Ordo: Veneroida
Superfamilia: Solenoidea
Familia: Pharidae
Genera: Afrophaxas – Cultellus – Ensiculus – Ensis – Leguminaria – Nasopharus – Neosiliqua – Novaculina – Orbicularia – Pharella – Pharus – Phaxas – Siliqua – Sinonovacula – Sinucultellus – Sinupharus
Name
Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
References
MolluscaBase: Pharidae H. Adams & A, Adams, 1858
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:
Cenonovaculina Morlet, 1889
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
World Register of Marine Species
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