Psammobiidae

Short description: Family of bivalves

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

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

1. ↑ Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Psammobiidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=237.

## 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]

Wikidata ☰ Q1970341 entry

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