Psammobiidae

Psammobiidae
	Fossilized shell fragments of Psammobia fervensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Superfamily:	Tellinoidea
Family:	Psammobiidae; Fleming, 1828
Genera
	See text.
Synonyms
	Asaphidae; Garidae; Sanguinolariidae;

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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:^[1]

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

References

^ Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Psammobiidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

External links

ITIS
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
Photographs of Psammobiidae specimens in the collection of Natural History Museum, Rotterdam. [1]

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[1] Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Psammobiidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

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