Gari californica California Sunset Clam

Gari californica is commonly referred to as California Sunset Clam. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Gari Californica ,California Sunset Clam, Pillar Point Tidepools,2014

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AphiaID:: 507139

Scientific:: Gari californica
German:: Kalifornische Sonnen-Muschel
English:: California Sunset Clam

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Psammobiidae (Family) > Gari (Genus) > californica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Conrad, ), 1849

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 5 Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 57.2 °F - 68 °F (14°C - 20°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Gari amethystus
Gari anomala
Gari californica
Kalifornische Sonnen-Muschel
Gari candidula
Gari castrensis
Gari chinensis
Gari circe
Gari commoda
Gari convexa
Gari costulata
Sandmuschel
Gari crassula
Gari depressa
Große Sonnenmuschel
Gari eburnea
Gari elongata
Gari eos
Gari fervensis
Färöer Sandmuschel
Gari fucata
Gari galatheae
Gari gofasi
Gari gracilenta
Gari helenae
Gari inflata
Gari insignis
Gari jousseaumeana
Gari juliae
Gari kazusensis
Gari kenyoniana
Gari lata
Gari layardi
Gari lessoni
Gari lineolata
Gari livida
Gari maculosa
Gari maxima
Gari micans
Gari modesta
Gari occidens
Gari oriens
Gari pallida
Gari panamensis
Gari pennata
Gari pseudoweinkauffi
Gari pulcherrima
Gari pusilla
Gari radiata
Gari rasilis
Gari sharabatiae
Gari sibogai
Gari solida
Gari squamosa
Gari stangeri
Gari tellinella
Gari togata
Gari truncata
Gari virescens
Gari virgata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-03-31 08:29:47
Last edit:: 2017-03-31 20:51:56

Info

Gari californica (Conrad, 1849)

Gari is a genus of bivalve molluscs in the family Psammobiidae, known as sunset shells. Buries in gravel about 15 to 20 cm deep along the intertidal zone

Synonymised names:
Gari (Gobraeus) californica (Conrad, 1849) · accepted, alternate representation
Psammobia californica Conrad, 1849 (original combination)
Psammobia lilacina Wilkins in Palmer, 1958
Psammobia rubroradiata Carpenter, 1864

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Cardiida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily) > Psammobiidae (Family) > Gari (Genus) > Gari californica (Species)

External links

northislandexplorer.com (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Gari Californica ,California Sunset Clam, Pillar Point Tidepools,2014

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