Pharidae
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| Shell of an Ensis species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
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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 in the order Adapedonta. 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:
- Cosel, 1993
- Schumacher, 1817
- H. Adams, 1860
- Ensis Schumacher, 1817
- Schumacher, 1817
- Cosel, 1993
- Habe, 1965
- Benson, 1830
- Deshayes, 1850
- Gray, 1854
- Pharus Leach in Brown, 1844
- Phaxas Leach in Gray, 1852
- Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924
- Cosel, 1993
- Cosel, 1993[1]
References[]
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