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Paphies

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Mesodesmatidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Mactroidea

Scientific name
  
Paphies

Higher classification
  
Mesodesmatidae

Order
  
Veneroida

Lower classifications
  
Tuatua, Paphies australis, Paphies ventricosa

Paphies is a genus of large, edible, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mesodesmatidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. The species within this genus include the pipi, tuatua and toheroa.

Species

  • Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Paphies subtriangulata porrecta (Marwick, 1928)
  • Paphies subtriangulata quoyii (Deshayes, 1832)
  • Paphies subtriangulata subtriangulata (Wood, 1828)
  • Paphies ventricosa (Gray, 1843)

    • References

    Paphies Wikipedia
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