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Mesodesmatidae
Mesodesmatidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Tuatua
Paphies subtriangulata is a species of edible bivalve clam known as tuatua in the Māori language, a member of the family Mesodesmatidae and endemic to New Zealand. It is found on all three of the main New Zealand islands, buried in fine clean sand on ocean beaches.
Paphies ventricosa
species of mollusc
Paphies australis
species of mollusc
Paphies
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).

Atactodea striata
species of mollusc
Mesodesma
Mesodesma is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Mesodesmatidae. It is the type genus of the family.