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Paphies

Synonyms: Amesodesma; Machaena; Taria

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Paphies altenai
Paphies angula
Paphies angusta
Paphies anteaustralis
Paphies australis
Paphies crassiformis
Paphies delagoae
Paphies delta
Paphies donacina
Paphies otaiana
Paphies subtriangulata
Paphies ventricosa

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0