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Family: Psammobiidae sunset clams, sanguins



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79 species (see list below)
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FAO

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 6.7 cm DL
Asaphis deflorata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Asaphis deflorata
[Gaudy asaphis]
No picture found
 
Asaphis dichotoma
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SHL
Asaphis violascens(Forsskål, 1775)

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Asaphis violascens
[Pacific asaphis]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Gari amethystus
[]
No picture found
 
Gari anomala
[]
No picture found
 
Gari bornii
[Faeroe gary]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.9 cm SHL
 
Gari californica
[California sunsetclam]
No picture found
 
Gari castrensis
[]
No picture found
 
Gari chinensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Gari circe
[]
No picture found
 
Gari convexa
[Pink sunset shell]
No picture found
 
Gari costulata
[Ribbed sunset clam]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic and the

Gari depressa(Pennant, 1777)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Gari depressa
[Depressed sunset clam]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Gari elongata(Lamarck, 1818)

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Gari elongata
[Elongate sunset clam]
No picture found
 
Gari eos
[]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic and th

Gari fervensis(Gmelin, 1791)

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Gari fervensis
[Faeroe sunset clam]
No picture found
 
Gari fucata
[Painted sunsetclam]
No picture found
 
Gari galatheae
[]
No picture found
 
Gari helenae
[]
No picture found
 
Gari inflata
[]
No picture found
 
Gari intermedia
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Gari lineolata(Gray, 1835)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gari lineolata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Gari linhares
[]

Grist, John and Maria

Western Central Pacific

Gari livida(Lamarck, 1818)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Gari livida
[]
No picture found
 
Gari maculosa
[]
No picture found
 
Gari maxima
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Gari occidens
[]
No picture found
 
Gari oriens
[]
No picture found
 
Gari pallida
[]
No picture found
 
Gari pennata
[]
No picture found
 
Gari pseudoweinkauffi
[]
No picture found
 
Gari pulcherrima
[]
No picture found
 
Gari pusilla
[]
No picture found
 
Gari rasilis
[]
No picture found
 
Gari reevei
[]
No picture found
 
Gari schepmani
[]
No picture found
 
Gari sibogai
[]
No picture found
 
Gari solida
[Pacific clam]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Gari squamosa(Lamarck, 1818)

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Gari squamosa
[Squamose sunset clam]
No picture found
 
Gari stangeri
[Purple sunset shell]
No picture found
 
Gari tellinella
[]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm SHL
Gari togata(Deshayes, 1855)

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Gari togata
[Courtesan sunset clam]
No picture found
 
Gari tonkiniensis
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Gari truncata(Linnaeus, 1767)

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Gari truncata
[Truncate sunset clam]
No picture found
 
Gari virescens
[]
No picture found
 
Gobraeus kazusensis
[]
No picture found
 
Grammatomya pulcherrima
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Heterodonax bimaculatus
[False-bean]

Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Heterodonax pacificus(Conrad, 1837)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Heterodonax pacificus
[Pacific false-bean]
No picture found
 
Heteroglypta contraria
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula acuta
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula boeddinghausi
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula chinensis
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula minor
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula nitida
[Shining sunset shell]
No picture found
 
Hiatula petalina
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula rosea
[]
No picture found
 
Hiatula siliquens
[]
No picture found
 
Nuttallia japonica
[Purple olive clam]
No picture found
 
Nuttallia nuttallii
[California mahogany-clam]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SHL
Nuttallia obscurata(Reeve, 1857)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Nuttallia obscurata
[Purple mahogany-clam]
No picture found
 
Nuttallia olivacea
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Plebidonax deltoides(Lamarck, 1818)

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Plebidonax deltoides
[Goolwa Donax]
No picture found
 
Psammacola vespertina
[]
No picture found
 
Psammobia fervensis
[]
No picture found
 
Psammobia radiata
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotellina ambigua
[]
No picture found
 
Psammotellina pallens
[]
No picture found
 
Sanguinolaria atrata
[]
No picture found
 
Sanguinolaria castanea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Sanguinolaria cruenta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm DL
 
Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta
[Atlantic sanguin]
No picture found
 
Sanguinolaria sanquinolenta
[]
No picture found
 
Sanguinolaria tchangsii
[]
No picture found
 
Sanguinolaria virescens
[]
No picture found
 
Soletellina boeddinghausi
[]
No picture found
 
Soletellina chinensis
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SHL
Soletellina diphos(Linnaeus, 1771)

Photo by FAO
 
Soletellina diphos
[Diphos sanguin]
No picture found
 
Soletellina subradiata
[]


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