Paphia (Paphia) Röding 1798 (venus clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Paphia according to C. H. Oostingh 1935
Sister taxa: Paphia (Callistotapes), Paphia (Paratapes), Paphia (Protapes), Paphia crassiscula, Paphia parisiensis, Paphia persica, Paphia textile
Subtaxa: Paphia (Paphia) amabilis, Paphia (Paphia) undulata, Paphia (Paphia) vandermeermohri
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder