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Species List for Family: Psammobiidae
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euhetrodonta (Subterclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Cardiida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily) > Psammobiidae (Family)
  • Family: Psammobiidae

  • Gari convexa (Reeve, 1857)
    Length 85mm, Height 42mm
    Pink Sunset Shell, Marine, Native - Endemic
    Northern and south-western North Island, far northern and southern South Island, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-73m
  • Gari galatheae (Powell, 1958)
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Kermadec and Philippine Islands, from 100-146m
  • Gari lineolata (Gray, 1835)
    Length 65mm, Height 32mm
    Pink Sunset Shell, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island, far northern and southern South Island, and Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-182m
  • Gari pusilla Bertin, 1880
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Norfolk Island and Kermadec Islands, from 15-135m
  • Gari stangeri (Gray, 1843)
    Length 76mm, Height 45mm
    Purple Sunset Shell, Marine, Native - Endemic
    Middlesex and King Banks, and Three Kings, North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-310m
  • Heteroglypta contraria (Deshayes, 1863)
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Kermadec Islands, and Indo-West Pacific, also isolated occurrences off Northland, from 15m
  • Hiatula nitida (Gray, 1843)
    Length 50mm, Height 25mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. Low tide level to a few metres, from 0-15m
  • Hiatula siliquens Willan, 1993
    Length 51mm, Height 28mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Northern and south-western North Island, far northern and far southern South Island, and Banks Peninsula. Inhabits muddy sands of estuaries and harbours. Low tide level to a few metres, from 0-15m
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