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Taxonomy
Family:
PSAMMOBIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Psammobiidae (Family)
> Gari (Genus)
> stangeri (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Gari (Gobraeus) stangeri (Gray, 1843) accepted, alternate representation
=Psammobia kuesteri Philippi, 1845
=Psammobia neozelanica Hutton, 1885
=Psammobia stangeri Gray, 1843
=Psammobia tristis Deshayes, 1855
=Psammobia zelandica Deshayes, 1855
Images: Gari stangeri (Gray, 1843)
In beach drift, around harbour entrances. 59mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
PSAMMOBIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
> Psammobiidae (Family)
> Gari (Genus)
> stangeri (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Gari (Gobraeus) stangeri (Gray, 1843) accepted, alternate representation
=Psammobia kuesteri Philippi, 1845
=Psammobia neozelanica Hutton, 1885
=Psammobia stangeri Gray, 1843
=Psammobia tristis Deshayes, 1855
=Psammobia zelandica Deshayes, 1855
Details: Gari stangeri (Gray, 1843)
Size/Grows to:
Length 76mm, Height 45mm
Distribution:
Middlesex and King Banks, and Three Kings, North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-310m
Notes:
Purple Sunset Shell, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Willan, R.C. 1993 Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region, Records of the Australian Museum (p.49)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.418)
  • Gray, J.E. 1843 Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells, which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand, with the description of some lately discovered species, Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country, 2 (p.253) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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