Phaxas
Genus of bivalves
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::summary Genus of bivalves ::
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- Cultellus (Cultrensis) Coen, 1933
- Cultrensis Coen, 1933
- Phaxas (Phaxas) Leach in Gray, 1852
- Phaxus [sic] (misspelling) | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text |display_parents= 3
Phaxas is a genus of small razor shells in the family Pharidae. Members of the genus have a pair of elongate valves and live in soft sediments on the sea bed. They have a muscular foot with which they can dig rapidly and a short siphon which they extend to the surface of the substrate. They are suspension feeders.
Species
The following species are recognised:
- Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- Phaxas tenellus Cosel, 1993 Species brought into synonymy:
- Phaxas adriaticus (Coen, 1933): synonym of Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
- Phaxas cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Ensiculus cultellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904) accepted as Afrophaxas decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1904)
References
- Coen G. (1933). Molluschi nuovi di Rovigno. Note dell'Istituto Italo-Germanico di Biologia marina di Rovigno d'Istria, 6: 1-8, 1 pl.
- Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
References
- Barrett, J. & C. M. Yonge (1958) ''Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore.'' Collins, London
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138335 World Register of Marine Species]
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