Pharus (bivalve)
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| Shell of Pharus chenui (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
| Superfamily: | Solenoidea |
| Family: | Pharidae |
| Genus: | Pharus Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Solen legumen Linnaeus, 1758
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Pharus is a genus of medium-sized saltwater clams, littoral bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
Established without included species (nomen nudum) by Gray, 1840 in "Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42, first printing". Hence, often attributed to Leach in Brown, 1844. However, Vokes (1980) cites Gray, 1840 ["Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42a, second printing"] as the first valid use.[1]
Species[edit]
- Pharus chenui Cosel, 1993
- Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pharus Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744673 on 2022-01-04
- Vokes, H. E. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic catalogue (revised and updated). Paleontological Research Institution. Ithaca. US