Paphies
| Paphies | |
|---|---|
| Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mesodesmatidae |
| Genus: | Lesson, 1830 |
| Species | |
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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 in this genus include the pipi (P. australis), tuatua (P. subtriangulata) and toheroa (P. ventricosa).
Species
- Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1790)
- Paphies subtriangulata (Wood, 1828)
- Paphies ventricosa (Gray, 1843)
- Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793)
References
- Checklist of New Zealand Mollusca
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1