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Bivalvia | Adapedonta | Solenoidea

family PHARIDAE H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856: synonymy

4 subfamilies

Synonyms

PHARIDAE Adams & Adams, 1856

Adams & Adams, 1856. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2: 342.
Type genus: Pharus Gray, 1840 = Pharus

SILIQUIDAE Bronn, 1862

Bronn, 1862. Klass. Ord., Weichthiere 3: ??.
Type genus: Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 = Siliqua

PHARELLIDAE Stoliczka, 1870

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

NOVACULINIDAE Ghosh, 1920

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

CULTELLIDAE Davies, 1935

Davies, 1935. Tertiary Faunas 1: 145.
Type genus: Cultellus Schumacher, 1817 = Cultellus

ACTINODONTOPHORIDAE Newell, 1969

Newell, 1969. unknown publication: ??.
Type genus: Actinodontophora Ichikawa, 1952 = Actinodontophora

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