Gari stangeri
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Gari stangeri, or the purple sunset shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae. It was first described by John Edward Gray using specimens collected by William Stanger.[1]
Description
It has a pink shell with radiating rings. The inside appears to be pink with a diffuse colour of white, and a white rim. The shell is oblong and around 2" in length when mature.
Etymology
The generic name Gari is of uncertain etymology, with none listed in the original description.[2] It is an ancient Greek hapax legomenon for a city in northern Afghanistan.[3] The gender is normally considered feminine as it was originally combined with Gari papyracea.
Stangeri was named for William Stanger (surveyor).[4]
References
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- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Template:ISBN
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 Template:ISBN