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