Gari stangeri

About this species

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.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 35 records
February: 25 records
March: 28 records
April: 32 records
May: 13 records
June: 4 records
July: 20 records
August: 12 records
September: 20 records
October: 31 records
November: 16 records
December: 26 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–100 m · Deepest record: 126.5 m

0–10 m: 11 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–18 °C

10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 12 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 52 records
18–20 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Doug Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) kiwialli, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Gari (Gobraeus) stangeri, Psammobia kuesteri, Psammobia neozelanica, Psammobia stangeri, Psammobia tristis, Psammobia zelandica

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
525 open-data records from 1900 to 2013.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.