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Gari
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Tellinacea
Family:
Psammobiidae (sunset clams)
Subfamily:
Psammobiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gari SCHUMACHER, 1817
Type Species:
G. vulgaris (=Solen amethystus WOOD, 1815) (ICZN pend.)
Images
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Fig. E115,7. *G. (G.) amethystus (Wood), Rec., E.Indies, LV ext., X1 (Wood, 1815).
Synonyms
Psammotaea, Capsella, Milligaretta
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Elongate-ovate to quadrate, smooth to strongly sculptured, posterior end wider than anterior.
References
Schumacher, C. F., 1817, Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés: 287 p., 22 pl. (Copenhagen).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Tellinacea
Family:
Psammobiidae (sunset clams)
Subfamily:
Psammobiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Gari SCHUMACHER, 1817
Type Species:
G. vulgaris (=Solen amethystus WOOD, 1815) (ICZN pend.)
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E115,7. *G. (G.) amethystus (Wood), Rec., E.Indies, LV ext., X1 (Wood, 1815).
Synonyms
Psammotaea, Capsella, Milligaretta
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Ypresian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
56
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Elongate-ovate to quadrate, smooth to strongly sculptured, posterior end wider than anterior.
References
Schumacher, C. F., 1817, Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés: 287 p., 22 pl. (Copenhagen).