Paphies
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).
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Subclass: | Heterodonta |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
Family: | Mesodesmatidae |
Genus: | Paphies Lesson, 1830 |
Species | |
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Species
- Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1790)
- Paphies subtriangulata (Wood, 1828)
- Paphies ventricosa (Gray, 1843)
gollark: *drowns in lack of hatchlings*
gollark: That sounds fishy, though not sunfishy.
gollark: Anything, depending on reference frame!
gollark: I like greens most.
gollark: Xenowyrms are easyish compared to coppers.
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
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