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Bivalvia | Adapedonta | Solenoidea | Pharidae

subfamily PHARELLINAE Stoliczka, 1870: synonymy

5 genera

Synonyms

PHARELLINAE Stoliczka, 1870

Stoliczka, 1870. Palaeo. Indica 3(1-4): 8b, 96.
Type genus: Pharella Gray, 1854 = Pharella

NOVACULININAE Ghosh, 1920

Ghosh, 1920. Rec. Ind. Mus. 19: 64.
Type genus: Novaculina Benson, 1830 = Novaculina

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