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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyPsammobiidae
  6. genusGari
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flat sunsetclam

Other species in the same genus Gari.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flat sunsetclam?

The flat sunsetclam (Gari depressa) belongs to the family Psammobiidae in the order Cardiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flat sunsetclam (Gari depressa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-sunsetclam

MLA

“Flat sunsetclam (Gari depressa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-sunsetclam.

BibTeX
@misc{flat_sunsetclam_2026,
  title = {Flat sunsetclam (Gari depressa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-sunsetclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}