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Painted sunsetclam

Gari fucata (Hinds, 1845)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The painted sunsetclam (Gari fucata) is a species in the family Psammobiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the painted 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 painted sunsetclam live?

Not recorded

Is the painted 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 painted sunsetclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyPsammobiidae
  6. genusGari
  7. SpeciesGari fucata (Hinds, 1845)

Synonyms Gari edentula, Gari fucata, Siliquaria edentula, Tellina fucata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Gezeichnete SandmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the painted sunsetclam

Other species in the same genus Gari.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the painted sunsetclam?

The painted sunsetclam (Gari fucata) belongs to the family Psammobiidae in the order Cardiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Painted sunsetclam (Gari fucata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-sunsetclam

MLA

“Painted sunsetclam (Gari fucata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-sunsetclam.

BibTeX
@misc{painted_sunsetclam_2026,
  title = {Painted sunsetclam (Gari fucata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-sunsetclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}