Pharidae


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, 1889Afrophaxas Cosel, 1993Cultellus Schumacher, 1817Ensiculus H. Adams, 1860Ensis Schumacher, 1817Leguminaria Schumacher, 1817Nasopharus Cosel, 1993Neosiliqua Habe, 1965Novaculina Benson, 1830Orbicularia Deshayes, 1850Pharella Gray, 1854Pharus Leach in Brown, 1844Phaxas Leach in Gray, 1852Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924Sinucultellus Cosel, 1993Sinupharus Cosel, 1993