Pharidae

Pharidae
Shell of an Ensis species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unassigned Euheterodonta
Family: Pharidae
H. Adams and A. Adams, 1858
Genera

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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:

References

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