Pharidae

Pharidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Adapedonta. This family of clams is related to the razor shells, a family which is considered to include Pharidae by some authorities.

==Genera== Genera within the family Pharidae include: Cenonovaculina Morlet, 1889 Afrophaxas Cosel, 1993 Cultellus Schumacher, 1817 Ensiculus H. Adams, 1860 Ensis Schumacher, 1817 Leguminaria Schumacher, 1817 Nasopharus Cosel, 1993 Neosiliqua Habe, 1965 Novaculina Benson, 1830 Orbicularia Deshayes, 1850 Pharella Gray, 1854 Pharus Leach in Brown, 1844 Phaxas Leach in Gray, 1852 Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924 Sinucultellus Cosel, 1993 Sinupharus Cosel, 1993