Psammobiidae
Fossilized shell fragments of Psammobia fervensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

References

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


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