Flat sunsetclam
Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777)
Status not recordedmolluscs
The flat sunsetclam (Gari depressa) is a species in the family Psammobiidae, order Cardiida.
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Quick facts about the flat sunsetclam
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the flat sunsetclam live?
Not recorded
Is the flat sunsetclam endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the flat sunsetclam classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderCardiida
- familyPsammobiidae
- genusGari
- SpeciesGari depressa (Pennant, 1777)
Synonyms Gari depressa, Gari vespertina, Gari vespertinus, Gobraeus variabilis, Peronaea varia, Psammobia affinis, Psammobia albanyana, Psammobia depressa, Psammobia depressa var. normalis, Psammobia florida, Psammobia grata, Psammobia vespertina, Psammobia vespertina var. gantica, Psammobia vespertina var. lactea, Psammobia vespertina var. livida, Psammobia vespertinalis, Solen vespertinus, Solen vesperus, Solen violaceus, Tellina depressa, Tellina variabilis
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Depressed sunset clamEnglish
- Large sunset shellEnglish
- Large sunset-shellEnglish
- Large sunsetclamEnglish
- purpurovka stlačenáCzech
- Flache SandmuschelGerman
- ΈσπεροςGreek
- Psammobie dépriméeFrench
- ovale zonneschelpDutch
- större solnedgångsmusslaSwedish
- Große Flache SandmuschelGerman
Relatives of the flat sunsetclam
Other species in the same genus Gari.
Faroe sunsetclam
Gari fervensis
Ribbed sunset clam
Gari costulata
Tellin-like sunset clam
Gari tellinella
California sunsetclam
Gari californica
Convex pink sunset clam
Gari convexa
Truncate sunset clam
Gari truncata
CompareFlat sunsetclam vs Faroe sunsetclamFlat sunsetclam vs Ribbed sunset clamFlat sunsetclam vs Tellin-like sunset clamFlat sunsetclam vs California sunsetclam
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the flat sunsetclam?
The flat sunsetclam (Gari depressa) belongs to the family Psammobiidae in the order Cardiida.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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