Phaxas
Phaxas is a genus of small razor shells in the family Pharidae. Members of the genus have a pair of elongate valves and live in soft sediments on the sea bed. They have a muscular foot with which they can dig rapidly and a short siphon which they extend to the surface of the substrate. They are suspension feeders.
Species
The following species are recognised:Phaxas pellucidus Phaxas tenellus Cosel, 1993Species brought into synonymy:Phaxas adriaticus : synonym of Phaxas pellucidus Phaxas cultellus : synonym of Ensiculus cultellus Phaxas decipiens accepted as ''Afrophaxas decipiens''