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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mesodesmatidae wedge clams

Genus: Paphies

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4 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 8 cm SHL
 
Paphies australis
[Pipi wedge clam]
No picture found
 
Paphies donacina
[]
No picture found
 
Paphies subtriangulata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Paphies ventricosa(Gray, 1843)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Paphies ventricosa
[Toheroa]


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