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California Sunset Clam
Gari californica
Gari californica, or the California sunset clam, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae. It is known from Puget Sound, Washington to southern Alaska, and from northern Mexico to central California. It can be found buried 15 - 20 cm deep in the sand or gravel, from the intertidal up to depths of 150 m, as well as in the entrances of bays.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 354323.