Bivalves 

Family Semelidae & Psammobiidae



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Nuttallia obscurata











Nuttallia obscurata (Reeve, 1857)
Purple Mahogany Clam or Varnish Clam *
introduced





This page last revised: 6-7-2011


Gari californica (Conrad, 1849
California Sunsetclam

Psammobiidae
Gari californica Gari californica Gari californica
                                                                        photographed in a tide pool                         inhalent & exhalent siphons

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Gari californica
spawning
Semelidae
Semele rubropicta Semele rubropicta
                                                                     photographed in an aquarium
Semele rubropicta Dall, 1871
Rose-Painted Clam
Click on photo to enlarge.  Scale line in photo equals 1cm unless otherwise specified.
* Species which are commonly encountered on the beach.