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Gari maculosa (Lamarck, 1818)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gari maculosa (Lamarck, 1818)
Name authority
(Lamarck, 1818)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Cardiida
Family
Psammobiidae
Genus
Gari
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
  5. subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
  6. infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
  7. subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
  8. superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
  9. orderCardiida A. Férussac, 1822
  10. superfamilyTellinoidea Blainville, 1814
  11. familyPsammobiidae J. Fleming, 1828
  12. genusGari Schumacher, 1817
  13. speciesGari maculosa (Lamarck, 1818)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gari. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gari amethystus (W. Wood, 1815)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari aucklandica Marwick, 1948PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Gari cacuminata H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Gari candidula (Deshayes, 1855)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari castrensis (L. Spengler, 1794)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari chinensis (Deshayes, 1855)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari circe (Mörch, 1876)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari convexa (Reeve, 1857)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
flat sunsetclamGari depressa (Pennant, 1777)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari eburnea (Reeve, 1857)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gari eos Willan, 1993PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Faroe sunset shellGari fervensis (Gmelin, 1791)PsammobiidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 45 records assigned to Psammobiidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Psammobia ornata Deshayes, 1855 Deshayes, 1855synonym
Psammobia layardi Deshayes, 1855 Deshayes, 1855synonym
Gari (Gari) maculosa (Lamarck, 1818) (Lamarck, 1818)synonym
Gari corrugata (Deshayes, 1855) (Deshayes, 1855)synonym
Gari obtusa (Preston, 1908) (Preston, 1908)synonym
Gari ornata (Deshayes, 1855) (Deshayes, 1855)synonym
Psammobia corrugata Deshayes, 1855 Deshayes, 1855synonym
Psammobia maculosa Lamarck, 1818 Lamarck, 1818synonym
Psammobia marmorea Deshayes, 1855 Deshayes, 1855synonym
Psammobia obtusa Preston, 1908 Preston, 1908synonym
Psammobia praestans Deshayes, 1855 Deshayes, 1855synonym
Psammobia rubicunda Deshayes, 1855 Deshayes, 1855synonym
Psammobia scabra E. von Martens, 1897 E. von Martens, 1897synonym
Psammobia tongana Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 Quoy & Gaimard, 1835synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213515 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3FB8C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.