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Psammobiidae

Fossilized shell fragments of Psammobia fervensis

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Veneroida
Superfamily:	Tellinoidea
Family:	Psammobiidae Fleming, 1828

Genera

See text. Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 Bivalves are Molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They have two-part shells and typically both valves are symmetrical along the hinge line Heterodonta is a Mollusc subclass in the class Bivalvia and contains the orders † Cycloconchidae, † Hippuritoida (rudists † Lyrodesmatidae The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of Bivalve Molluscs They include some familiar forms such as saltwater Clams and

Psammobiidae or sunset clams, are a family of medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Veneroida. In Biological classification, family ( Latin Marine is an Umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the Sea or Ocean, such as Marine biology, Marine Bivalves are Molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They have two-part shells and typically both valves are symmetrical along the hinge line Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of Bivalve Molluscs They include some familiar forms such as saltwater Clams and

The shells are moderately lasrge, elongate-ovate, rather thin, resembling the tellinids but without the posterior twist. Tellinidae is a family of bivalve Molluscs of the order Veneroida. The hinge has one to three cardinal teeth but no laterals. The ligament is long, external, and the pallial sinus is very large, extending almost two thirds way across the shell.

They are found in most tropical and temperate seas, in shallow water, buried in sand or mud. The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23

Genera

Asaphis Modeer, 1793
Ascitellina Marwick, 1928
Gari Schumacher, 1817
Heterodonax Morch, 1853
Hiatula
Nuttallia Dall, 1900
Psammobaea
Sanguinolaria Lamarck, 1799
Soletellina de Blainville,1824

References

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 85467 054 8

Gari is a Genus of Bivalve Molluscs in the family Psammobiidae, known as sunset shells. William Healey Dall, ( August 21, 1845 - March 27, 1927) was a great American naturalist and a prominent malacologist Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Chevalier de Lamarck ( August 1, 1744 &ndash December 18, 1829) was a French Soldier Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville ( September 12, 1777 - May 1, 1850) was a French Zoologist and Anatomist. Dr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE (4 April 1901 - 1 July 1987 was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and Palaeontologist, a HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

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