Gari lineolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Heterodonta Order: Veneroida Superfamily: Tellinoidea Family: Psammobiidae Genus: Gari Species: G. Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 Bivalves are Molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They have two-part shells and typically both valves are symmetrical along the hinge line Heterodonta is a Mollusc subclass in the class Bivalvia and contains the orders † Cycloconchidae, † Hippuritoida (rudists † Lyrodesmatidae The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of Bivalve Molluscs They include some familiar forms such as saltwater Clams and Psammobiidae or sunset clams, are a family of medium-sized saltwater clams marine Bivalve Molluscs of the order Veneroida lineolata
Binomial name
Gari lineolata (Gray, 1835)

Gari lineolata, or the pink sunset shell, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Psammobiidae, endemic to New Zealand. Bivalves are Molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. They have two-part shells and typically both valves are symmetrical along the hinge line Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 In Biological classification, family ( Latin Psammobiidae or sunset clams, are a family of medium-sized saltwater clams marine Bivalve Molluscs of the order Veneroida Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It is found around the North, South, Stewart and Chatham islands, in shallow water off coastal beaches. The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The Archipelago of the Chatham Islands ( Rekohu in the Moriori language and Wharekauri in the Māori language) is a territory

The shell is large, rather thin, elongate-ovate, smooth and polished, with a weak angulation running from the beak to the lower edge of the subtruncate posterior end. The pallial sinus is very deep, extending to almost two thirds the width of the shell.

Coloration is pinkish, with concentric bands of reddish-purple. The interior is diffused with reddish-purple.

Height is up to 41 mm, length 80 mm, and thickness 19 mm. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 85467-054-8

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