Paphies
| Paphies | |
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| Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mesodesmatidae |
| Genus: | Paphies Lesson, 1830 |
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Paphies is a genus of large, edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mesodesmatidae. The genus is endemic to New Zealand. The species include the pipi (P. australis), tuatua (P. subtriangulata) and toheroa (P. ventricosa).
Species
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- Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1790)
- Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793)
- Paphies subtriangulata (Wood, 1828)
- Paphies ventricosa (Gray, 1843)
References
[edit]- Checklist of New Zealand Mollusca
- Powell, A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. William Collins Publishers, Auckland, New Zealand ISBNÂ 0-00-216906-1
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| Free-swimming marine bivalves | ||
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