Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves
Subclass Heterodonta Neumayr, 1884
see Clade Heterodonta Neumayr, 1884
Order Chamida
see Order Venerida Gray, 1854
Superfamily Mactroidea Lamarck, 1809
Family Mesodesmatidae Gray, 1840
Subfamily Mesodesmatinae Gray, 1840
Genus Paphies Lesson, 1831
1 Subgenus Amesodesma Iredale, 1930