Pharus is a genus of medium-sized saltwater clams, littoral bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pharus Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744673 on 2022-01-04
Taxonomy Established without included species (nomen nudum) by Gray, 1840 in "Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42, first printing". Hence, often attributed to Leach in Brown, 1844. However, Vokes (1980) cites Gray, 1840 ["Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42a, second printing"] as the first valid use.
Species Pharus chenui Cosel, 1993 Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
Vokes, H. E. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic catalogue (revised and updated). Paleontological Research Institution. Ithaca. US
External links Forbes, E. & Hanley, S. C. (1848-1853). A history of British Mollusca and their shells.