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Psammobiidae
Sign in to saveThe Psammobiidae, or sunset clams, are a family of medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida.
Species
sunsetclams
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderCardiida
- FamilyPsammobiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 633
- With media
- 39
- Family
- Psammobiidae
- Collections
- LACM, PRI, SDNHM, CAS, UF, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tellinoidea
- Image
- Psammobia fervensis2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Psammobiidae
- taxon name
- Psammobiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Psammobiidae
- taxon common name
- Sandmuscheln
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Psammobiidae, or sunset clams, are a family of medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida.
These genera are accepted by the database World Register of Marine Species: Asaphis Modeer, 1793 Gari Schumacher, 1817 Heterodonax Mörch, 1853 Heteroglypta Martens in Möbius, 1880 Nuttallia Dall, 1900 Psammosphaerica Jousseaume, 1894 Psammotella Herrmannsen, 1852 Sanguinolaria Lamarck, 1799 Soletellina Blainville, 1824
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