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Pharus

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Pharus is a genus. It is extant. Its type is Pharus simulacrum.

It was assigned to Calyptrosphaeraceae by Bown and Young (1997); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pharinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
P. simulacrum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Pharus Bown and Young
2002Pharus Sepkoski
2010Pharus Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyPharidaeAdams and A 1858
subfamilyPharinaeAdams and Adams 1856
genusPharus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Pharus simulacrum Wind and Wise 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available