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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple Sunset Clam being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Cardiida
- Family
- Psammobiidae
- Genus
- Gari
- Species
- Gari stangeri
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