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Family: Psammobiidae sunset clams, sanguins (See list of species below)

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72 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Asaphis deflorata [Gaudy asaphis]	No picture found Asaphis dichotoma []	Asaphis violascens [Pacific asaphis]
No picture found Gari amethystus []	No picture found Gari anomala []	No picture found Gari bornii [Faeroe gary]
No picture found Gari californica [California sunsetclam]	No picture found Gari castrensis []	No picture found Gari circe []
No picture found Gari convexa [Pink sunset shell]	No picture found Gari costulata [Ribbed sunset clam]	Gari depressa [Depressed sunset clam]
Gari elongata [Elongate sunset clam]	No picture found Gari eos []	Gari fervensis [Faeroe sunset clam]
No picture found Gari galatheae []	No picture found Gari helenae []	No picture found Gari inflata []
No picture found Gari intermedia []	Gari lineolata []	No picture found Gari linhares []
Gari livida []	No picture found Gari maculosa []	No picture found 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]	Gari squamosa [Squamose sunset clam]
No picture found Gari stangeri [Purple sunset shell]	No picture found Gari tellinella []	Gari togata [Courtesan sunset clam]
No picture found Gari tonkiniensis []	Gari truncata [Truncate sunset clam]	No picture found Gari virescens []
No picture found Gobraeus kazusensis []	No picture found Grammatomya pulcherrima []	No picture found Heterodonax bimaculatus [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]	Nuttallia obscurata [Purple mahogany-clam]	No picture found Nuttallia olivacea []
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 Sanguinolaria cruenta []
No picture found Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta [Atlantic sanguin]	No picture found Sanguinolaria sanquinolenta []	No picture found Sanguinolaria tchangsii []
No picture found Sanguinolaria virescens []	Soletellina diphos [Diphos sanguin]	No picture found Soletellina subradiata []

72 Species of Family Psammobiidae
(sunset clams, sanguins)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Asaphis deflorata	Gaudy asaphis	Western Indian Ocean and	6.7 DL
Asaphis dichotoma		Indo-West Pacific.
Asaphis violascens	Pacific asaphis	Indo-Pacific	11 SHL
Gari amethystus		Indo-West Pacific	4 TL
Gari anomala		Indo-West Pacific.
Gari bornii	Faeroe gary	Eastern Central Atlantic
Gari californica	California sunsetclam	Northeast Pacific	14.9 SHL
Gari castrensis		Western Central Pacific
Gari circe		Western Central Atlantic	4 DL
Gari convexa	Pink sunset shell	Southwest Pacific
Gari costulata	Ribbed sunset clam	Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Gari depressa	Depressed sunset clam	Eastern Atlantic and the
Gari elongata	Elongate sunset clam	Indo-West Pacific	7 SHL
Gari eos		Western Central Pacific
Gari fervensis	Faeroe sunset clam	Northeast Atlantic and th
Gari galatheae		Southwest Pacific
Gari helenae		Southeast Pacific
Gari inflata		Indo-West Pacific
Gari intermedia		Mediterranean Sea.
Gari lineolata		Southwest Pacific
Gari linhares		Western Atlantic.	4.45 DL
Gari livida		Western Central Pacific
Gari maculosa		Indo-West Pacific.
Gari occidens		Indo-Pacific	6 TL
Gari oriens		Western Central Pacific
Gari pallida		Indo-West Pacific.
Gari pennata		Indo-Pacific
Gari pseudoweinkauffi		Mediterranean Sea.
Gari pulcherrima		Indo-West Pacific
Gari pusilla		Western Pacific.
Gari rasilis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Gari reevei		Indo-West Pacific
Gari schepmani		Western Pacific.
Gari sibogai		Western Central Pacific
Gari solida	Pacific clam	Southeast Pacific
Gari squamosa	Squamose sunset clam	Indo-Pacific	3.5 SHL
Gari stangeri	Purple sunset shell	Southwest Pacific
Gari tellinella		Northeast Atlantic and th
Gari togata	Courtesan sunset clam	Western Pacific	10.5 SHL
Gari tonkiniensis		Western Pacific
Gari truncata	Truncate sunset clam	Indo-West Pacific	5 SHL
Gari virescens		Western Central Pacific
Gobraeus kazusensis		Northwest Pacific
Grammatomya pulcherrima		Indo-Pacific.
Heterodonax bimaculatus	False-bean	North America.	1.6 DL
Heteroglypta contraria		Western Pacific. Tropica
Hiatula acuta		Northwest Pacific
Hiatula boeddinghausi		Northwest Pacific
Hiatula chinensis		Western Pacific
Hiatula minor		Western Pacific
Hiatula nitida	Shining sunset shell	Southwest Pacific
Hiatula petalina		Western Central Pacific
Hiatula rosea		Western Indian Ocean. In
Hiatula siliquens		Southwest Pacific
Nuttallia japonica	Purple olive clam	Northwest Pacific.
Nuttallia obscurata	Purple mahogany-clam	Northeast Pacific	5.5 SHL
Nuttallia olivacea		Northwest Pacific
Plebidonax deltoides	Goolwa Donax	Indo-West Pacific	7 SHL
Psammacola vespertina		Northwest Pacific
Psammobia fervensis		Mediterranean Sea
Psammobia radiata		Indo-West Pacific.
Psammotellina ambigua		Western Pacific.
Psammotellina pallens		Western Pacific.
Sanguinolaria atrata		Western Pacific.
Sanguinolaria castanea		Western Pacific
Sanguinolaria cruenta		Western Atlantic	7.5 DL
Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta	Atlantic sanguin	North America.	5.4 DL
Sanguinolaria sanquinolenta		Western Central Atlantic
Sanguinolaria tchangsii		Western Pacific
Sanguinolaria virescens		Northwest Pacific
Soletellina diphos	Diphos sanguin	Indo-West Pacific	12 SHL
Soletellina subradiata		Mediterranean Sea.

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