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Purple sunset clam

Gari stangeri (J. E. Gray, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The purple sunset clam (Gari stangeri) is a species in the family Psammobiidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the purple sunset clam

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the purple sunset clam live?

Not recorded

Is the purple sunset clam endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the purple sunset clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyPsammobiidae
  6. genusGari
  7. SpeciesGari stangeri (J. E. Gray, 1843)

Synonyms Gari stangeri, Psammobia kuesteri, Psammobia neozelanica, Psammobia stangeri, Psammobia tristis, Psammobia zelandica

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Purple sunset shellEnglish
  • UruroaMāori
  • KuwharuMāori

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the purple sunset clam

Other species in the same genus Gari.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the purple sunset clam?

The purple sunset clam (Gari stangeri) belongs to the family Psammobiidae in the order Cardiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Purple sunset clam (Gari stangeri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-sunset-clam

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BibTeX
@misc{purple_sunset_clam_2026,
  title = {Purple sunset clam (Gari stangeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-sunset-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}