Gari depressa Large Sunset-Shell

Gari depressais commonly referred to as Large Sunset-Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Gari depressa © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6458
AphiaID:: 140869

Scientific:: Gari depressa
German:: Große Sonnenmuschel
English:: Large Sunset-Shell

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Psammobiidae (Family) > Gari (Genus) > depressa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pennant, ), 1777

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Size:: 1.97" - 2.56" (5cm - 6.5cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average

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:: 2013-11-30 16:24:14
Last edit:: 2013-11-30 16:24:14

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Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777)

Large Sunset-Shell Gari depressa lives in sandy substrat in the lower shore. The shell colour is white or cream with pink or purple rays.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) >Heterodonta (Subclass) >Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily) > Psammobiidae (Family) > Gari (Genus)

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Naturalhistory.museumwales (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Gari depressa © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria

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