Paphies
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| Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Mactroidea |
| Family: | Mesodesmatidae |
| Genus: | Paphies Lesson, 1830 |
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Paphies is a genus of large, edible, saltwater clams,
endemic to New Zealand. The species in this genus include the pipi (P. australis), tuatua (P. subtriangulata) and toheroa (P. ventricosa
).
Species
- Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1790)
- Paphies subtriangulata (Wood, 1828)
- Paphies ventricosa (Gray, 1843)
- Paphies donacina (Spengler, 1793)
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