Paphies | |
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Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
Family: | Mesodesmatidae |
Genus: |
Paphies 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).