Gari convexa

Taxobox
name = "Gari convexa"


status =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Bivalvia
subclassis = Heterodonta
ordo = Veneroida
superfamilia = Tellinoidea
familia = Psammobiidae
genus = "Gari"
species = "G. convexa"
binomial = "Gari convexa"
binomial_authority = Reeve, 1857

"Gari convexa" is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands.

Habitat

This species is common in sand on coastal beaches from low tide to depths of 25 m.

Description

The shell is a shining oval shape, in an eye-catching pink with radial bands of white or purple in various widths.

Length is up to 80 mm.

References

* Morley, M. S., "Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand", New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd, 2004 ISBN 1-86966-044-7