WoRMS taxon details
Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
Cultellidae A. M. Davies, 1935 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subfamily Cultellinae A. M. Davies, 1935
- Genus Afrophaxas Cosel, 1993
- Genus Cultellus Schumacher, 1817
- Species Cultellus attenuatus Dunker, 1862
- Species Cultellus hanleyi Dunker, 1862
- Species Cultellus maximus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Cultellus subellipticus Dunker, 1862
- Species Cultellus vitreus Dunker, 1862
- Subgenus Cultellus (Cultrensis) Coen, 1933 accepted as Phaxas Leach, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus (Cultrensis) adriaticus Coen, 1933 accepted as Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) (synonym)
- Subgenus Cultellus (Ensiculus) H. Adams, 1861 accepted as Ensiculus H. Adams, 1861
- Species Cultellus (Ensiculus) cultellus Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cultellus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cultellus (Ensiculus) maculatus Preston, 1905 accepted as Ensiculus maculatus (Preston, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cultellus (Ensiculus) philippianus Dunker, 1877 accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus (Ensiculus) cultellus Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cultellus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cultellus albidus G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus aspersus Clessin, 1888 accepted as Ensiculus aspersus (Clessin, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cultellus australis Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensiculus australis (Dunker, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, invalid; junior homonym of Cultellus australis W. M. Gabb, 1861)
- Species Cultellus belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus concinnus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensiculus concinnus (Dunker, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cultellus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Cultellus cumingianus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensiculus cumingianus (Dunker, 1862) (original combination)
- Species Cultellus decipiens E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Cultellus grayanus (Dunker, 1862) accepted as Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Cultellus lividus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus magnus Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Cultellus maximus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus marmoratus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensiculus marmoratus (Dunker, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Cultellus pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Cultellus philippianus Dunker, 1877 accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus politus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Sinupharus africanus (Chenu, 1843) (synonym)
- Species Cultellus scalpellum G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Cultellus attenuatus Dunker, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus scalprum (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Cultellus subellipticus Dunker, 1862 (invalid: not Solen scalprum King, 1832)
- Species Cultellus subcylindricus Clessin, 1888 accepted as Cultellus maximus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultellus tenerior (Hedley, 1915) accepted as Siliqua tenerior (Hedley, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cultellus tenuis (Gray, 1834) accepted as Sinupharus africanus (Chenu, 1843) (non Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
- Species Cultellus subsulcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Genus Ensiculus H. Adams, 1861
- Species Ensiculus aspersus (Clessin, 1888)
- Species Ensiculus australis (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Ensiculus concinnus (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ensiculus cumingianus (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Ensiculus marmoratus (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Ensiculus philippianus (Dunker, 1877) accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ensiculus maculatus (Preston, 1905) (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
- Genus Ensis Schumacher, 1817
- Species Ensis californicus Dall, 1899
- Species Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Ensis goreensis (Clessin, 1888)
- Species Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
- Species Ensis loboi Signorelli, Trovant & Márquez, 2022
- Species Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)
- Species Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
- Species Ensis megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943
- Subspecies Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014
- Subspecies Ensis megistus megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943
- Species Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)
- Variety Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) (synonym)
- Species Ensis myrae S. S. Berry, 1953
- Species Ensis nitidus (Clessin, 1888)
- Species Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)
- Species Ensis terranovensis Vierna & Martínez-Lage, 2012
- Species Ensis tropicalis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1955
- Subgenus Ensis (Occidentis) Dansey, 2021 (unaccepted > unavailable name, no diagnosis; no type species designation)
- Subgenus Ensis (Orientem) Dansey, 2021 (unavailable name (no diagnosis; no type species designation))
- Species Ensis americanus (A. Gould, 1870) accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865) accepted as Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
- Variety Ensis arcuatus var. directus (Conrad, 1844) accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
- Variety Ensis arcuatus var. ensoides Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817 (synonym)
- Variety Ensis arcuatus var. norvegica Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817 (synonym)
- Species Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014 (original rank)
- Subspecies Ensis coseli coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014
- Subspecies Ensis coseli megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943 accepted as Ensis megistus megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943
- Species Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954 accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
- Species Ensis luzonicus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensis macha (Molina, 1782) (Synonym, juvenile specimen of Ensis macha)
- Species Ensis minor Dall, 1899 accepted as Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843); E. coseli is a replacement name)
- Subspecies Ensis minor megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943 accepted as Ensis megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) (dubious synonym)
- Genus Phaxas Leach, 1852
- Species Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Phaxas tenellus Cosel, 1993
- Subgenus Phaxas (Ensiculus) H. Adams, 1861 accepted as Ensiculus H. Adams, 1861
- Species Phaxas (Ensiculus) cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Phaxas (Phaxas) Leach, 1852 accepted as Phaxas Leach, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Phaxas (Phaxas) hanleyi (Dunker, 1861) accepted as Siliqua albida (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Phaxas adriaticus (Coen, 1933) accepted as Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Phaxas cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Phaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904) accepted as Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904)
- Genus Sinucultellus Cosel, 1993
- Subfamily Pharellinae Stoliczka, 1870
- Genus Cenonovaculina Jeratthitikul & Sutcharit, 2024
- Genus Novaculina W. H. Benson, 1830
- Species Novaculina gangetica W. H. Benson, 1830
- Subspecies Novaculina gangetica theobaldi Hanley & Theobald, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Novaculina myanmarensis Bolotov, Vikhrev, Lopes-Lima, Z. Lunn, N. Chan, T. Win, Aksenova, Gofarov, Kondakov, Konopleva & S. Tumpeesuwan, 2018
- Species Novaculina andamanensis Preston, 1908 accepted as Azorinus abbreviatus (A. Gould, 1861) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Novaculina chinensis Y.-Y. Liu & W.-Z. Zhang, 1979 accepted as Uninovaculina chinensis Y.-Y. Liu & W.-Z. Zhang, 1979 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Novaculina olivacea Metcalfe, 1852 accepted as Pharella olivacea (Metcalfe, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Novaculina siamensis Morlet, 1889 accepted as Cenonovaculina siamensis (Morlet, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Novaculina xyreces Melvill, 1898 accepted as Azorinus xyreces (Melvill, 1898) (original combination)
- Species Novaculina gangetica W. H. Benson, 1830
- Genus Orbicularia Deshayes, 1850
- Genus Pharella J. E. Gray, 1854
- Species Pharella acuminata (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Pharella acutidens (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Species Pharella javanica (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Pharella olivacea (Metcalfe, 1852)
- Species Pharella waltoni Brandt, 1974
- Species Pharella wardi Iredale, 1929 accepted as Cultellus hanleyi Dunker, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pharella adamsii Clessin, 1888 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Pharella ovalis Dunker, 1862 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Sinonovacula Prashad, 1924
- Species Sinonovacula constricta (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Sinonovacula mollis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
- Species Sinonovacula lamarcki M. Huber, 2010 accepted as Sinonovacula constricta (Lamarck, 1818) (unnecessary replacement name)
- Species Sinonovacula rivularis R. Huang & Y.-F. Zhang, 2007 accepted as Sinonovacula mollis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
- Genus Uninovaculina X.-C. Huang & X.-P. Wu, 2025
- Subfamily Pharinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- Genus Nasopharus Cosel, 1993
- Species Nasopharus elegans Cosel, 1993
- Species Nasopharus nasutus Cosel, 1993
- Genus Pharus J. E. Gray, 1840
- Species Pharus chenui Cosel, 1993
- Species Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus Sinupharus Cosel, 1993
- Genus Nasopharus Cosel, 1993
- Subfamily Siliquinae Bronn, 1862
- Genus Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Species Siliqua albida (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Siliqua alta (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Species Siliqua barnardi M. Huber, 2010
- Species Siliqua costata (Say, 1822)
- Species Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)
- Species Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Siliqua herberti M. Huber, 2015
- Species Siliqua inflexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Species Siliqua japonica (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Siliqua lucida (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Siliqua patula (Dixon, 1789)
- Species Siliqua polita (W. Wood, 1828)
- Species Siliqua pulchella (Dunker, 1852)
- Species Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862)
- Species Siliqua squama (Blainville, 1827)
- Species Siliqua tenerior (Hedley, 1915)
- Species Siliqua intuspurpurea Pilsbry, 1905 accepted as Siliqua alta (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Species Siliqua nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) accepted as Siliqua patula (Dixon, 1789) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siliqua sloati Hertlein, 1961 accepted as Siliqua alta (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Species Siliqua winteriana (Dunker, 1852) accepted as Siliqua inflexa (W. Wood, 1815) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Siliqua (Neomachaera) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Subgenus Siliqua (Neosiliqua) T. Habe, 1965 represented as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Species Siliqua (Neosiliqua) inflexa (W. Wood, 1815) represented as Siliqua inflexa (W. Wood, 1815)
- Species Siliqua (Neosiliqua) minima (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subgenus Siliqua (Poortenia) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Subgenus Siliqua (Siliqua) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 represented as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Species Siliqua (Siliqua) barnardi M. Huber, 2010 represented as Siliqua barnardi M. Huber, 2010
- Species Siliqua (Siliqua) fasciata (Spengler, 1794) represented as Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)
- Species Siliqua (Siliqua) herberti M. Huber, 2015 represented as Siliqua herberti M. Huber, 2015
- Species Siliqua floridana Conrad, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
- Genus Aulus Oken, 1835 accepted as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Aulus fasciatus Dunker, 1868 accepted as Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)
- Species Aulus grayanus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862) (original combination)
- Species Aulus japonicus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Siliqua japonica (Dunker, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Aulus pulchellus Dunker, 1852 accepted as Siliqua pulchella (Dunker, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Aulus rostratus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862) (original combination)
- Species Aulus winterianus Dunker, 1852 accepted as Siliqua inflexa (W. Wood, 1815) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Ceratisolen Forbes, 1848 accepted as Pharus J. E. Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Cultrensis Coen, 1933 accepted as Phaxas Leach, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cultrensis adriaticus (Coen, 1933) accepted as Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- Genus Elizia Gray, 1854 accepted as Orbicularia Deshayes, 1850 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Ensatella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Ensis Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
- Species Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Leguminaria Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Leguminaria costata Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unnecessary substitute name for Solen radiatus Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus Machaera A. Gould, 1841 accepted as Siliqua (Neomachaera) M. Huber, 2010 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Machaera Cuvier, 1832 [Pisces]; Neomachaera is a replacement name)
- Species Machaera costata (Say, 1822) accepted as Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Machaera ovata J. E. Gray, 1843 accepted as Paphies australis (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Machaera sodalis A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Siliqua alta (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Species Machaera nitida A. Gould, 1841 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Neosiliqua T. Habe, 1965 accepted as Siliqua (Neosiliqua) T. Habe, 1965 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Neosiliqua winteriana (Dunker, 1852) accepted as Siliqua inflexa (W. Wood, 1815) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Novaculininae Ghosh, 1920 accepted as Pharellinae Stoliczka, 1870 (a junior synonym)
- Genus Pharus T. Brown, 1844 accepted as Pharus J. E. Gray, 1840
- Genus Phaxus [sic] accepted as Phaxas Leach, 1852 (misspelling)
- Genus Solecurtoides Des Moulins, 1832 accepted as Siliqua Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Subcultellus Ghosh, 1920 accepted as Phaxas Leach, 1852 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23091 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
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Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
status source Cosel, R. von,. (1990). An introduction to the razor shells (Bivalvia: Solenacea). In: Morton, B. (ed.) The Bivalvia – Proceedings of a memorial symposium in honour of Sir Charles Maurice Yonge, Edinburgh, 1986. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. Pp. 282–311.
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status source Cosel, R. von,. (1990). An introduction to the razor shells (Bivalvia: Solenacea). In: Morton, B. (ed.) The Bivalvia – Proceedings of a memorial symposium in honour of Sir Charles Maurice Yonge, Edinburgh, 1986. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. Pp. 282–311.
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Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
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additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]




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