Paphia (bivalve)


Paphia is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the subfamily Tapetinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary.

Species

Species within this genus include:
  • Paphia amabilis
  • Paphia crassisulca
  • Paphia declivis
  • Paphia euglypta
  • Paphia finlayi Marwick, 1927
  • Paphia inflata
  • Paphia japonica
  • Paphia kreipli M. Huber, 2010
  • Paphia lirata
  • Paphia lutaenkoi Thach, 2018
  • Paphia philippiana M. Huber, 2010
  • Paphia polita
  • Paphia rotundata
  • Paphia schnelliana
  • Paphia semirugata
  • Paphia sulcosa
  • Paphia vernicosa
  • †''Paphia vetula''

Formerly included

Paphia textile has been designated a synonym of Paratapes textilis.Paphia undulata has been designated a synonym of Paratapes undulatus.