WoRMS taxon details
Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777)
140869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140869)
accepted
Species
Gari (Gobraeus) depressa (Pennant, 1777) · alternative representation
Gari (Psammocola) depressa (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gobraeus variabilis Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Peronaea varia Poli, 1791 · unaccepted (name introduced in synonymy, not...)
name introduced in synonymy, not available
Psammobia (Psammocola) depressa (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Psammobia (Psammocola) vespertina (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Psammobia affinis Reeve, 1856 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Psammobia affinis Dujardin, 1837
Psammobia albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Psammobia depressa (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted (synonym)
Psammobia depressa var. normalis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Psammobia florida Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Psammobia grata Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted
Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Psammobia vespertina var. gantica De Gregorio, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Psammobia vespertina var. lactea Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Psammobia vespertina var. livida Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Psammobia vespertinalis (Blainville, 1824) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solen vespertinus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Solen vesperus Salis Marschlins, 1793 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solen violaceus Salis Marschlins, 1793 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tellina gari Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Born, 1780 · unaccepted
Tellina variabilis Donovan, 1801 · unaccepted
marine
(of Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 87, pl. 47, fig. 27 [details]
page(s): 87, pl. 47, fig. 27 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140869 on 2026-01-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Psammobia affinis Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1856-1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Psammobia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pls. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-5, Dec. 1856 [pl. 3 as "1865"]; 6, 7, Jan. 1857; 1, 8, Jun. 1857]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127408 [details]
original description (of Psammobia albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 250, pl. 67, sp. 1770. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Psammobia florida Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879 [details]
original description (of Psammobia grata Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744 [details]
original description (of Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 87, pl. 47, fig. 27 [details]
original description (of Tellina variabilis Donovan, 1801) Donovan E. (1799-1804). The natural history of British shells: including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systematically arranged in the Linnean manner, with scientific and general observations on each. 5 volumes, London, printed fro the Author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 180 plates with unpaginated text. Vol. 1: introduction 3 pp; pl. 1-18 [1799]; pl. 19-36; index 10 pp. [1800] . Vol. 2: pl. 37-54 [1800]; pl. 55-72, index 10 pp. [1801]. Vol. 3: pl. 73-90 [1801]; pl. 91-108, index 8 pp. [1802]; Vol. 4: pl. 109-126 [1802]; pl. 127-144, index 8 pp [1803]. Vol. 5: pl. 145-162 [1803]; pl.163-180, index 7 pp. [1804]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.64386 [details]
original description (of Solen vespertinus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3228 [details]
original description (of Peronaea varia Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 42, pl. 15 fig. 19 [details]
original description (of Gobraeus variabilis Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]
original description (of Solen vesperus Salis Marschlins, 1793) Salis Marschlins, C. U.; Von. (1793). Reisen in verschiedne Provinzen des Königsreichs Neapel. Erster Band. Mit Kupfern Zürich. Zürich, Leipzig. Ziegler & Söhne. 1-442, [1-4], pls. I-X [= 1-10]. , available online at https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/2318188 [details]
original description (of Solen violaceus Salis Marschlins, 1793) Salis Marschlins, C. U.; Von. (1793). Reisen in verschiedne Provinzen des Königsreichs Neapel. Erster Band. Mit Kupfern Zürich. Zürich, Leipzig. Ziegler & Söhne. 1-442, [1-4], pls. I-X [= 1-10]. , available online at https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/2318188 [details]
original description (of Psammobia vespertina var. livida Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 399-400 [details]
original description (of Psammobia vespertina var. lactea Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 399 [details]
original description (of Psammobia depressa var. normalis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 492 [details]
original description (of Psammobia albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 250, pl. 67, sp. 1770. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Psammobia florida Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879 [details]
original description (of Psammobia grata Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744 [details]
original description (of Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 87, pl. 47, fig. 27 [details]
original description (of Tellina variabilis Donovan, 1801) Donovan E. (1799-1804). The natural history of British shells: including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systematically arranged in the Linnean manner, with scientific and general observations on each. 5 volumes, London, printed fro the Author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 180 plates with unpaginated text. Vol. 1: introduction 3 pp; pl. 1-18 [1799]; pl. 19-36; index 10 pp. [1800] . Vol. 2: pl. 37-54 [1800]; pl. 55-72, index 10 pp. [1801]. Vol. 3: pl. 73-90 [1801]; pl. 91-108, index 8 pp. [1802]; Vol. 4: pl. 109-126 [1802]; pl. 127-144, index 8 pp [1803]. Vol. 5: pl. 145-162 [1803]; pl.163-180, index 7 pp. [1804]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.64386 [details]
original description (of Solen vespertinus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3228 [details]
original description (of Peronaea varia Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 42, pl. 15 fig. 19 [details]
original description (of Gobraeus variabilis Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details]
original description (of Solen vesperus Salis Marschlins, 1793) Salis Marschlins, C. U.; Von. (1793). Reisen in verschiedne Provinzen des Königsreichs Neapel. Erster Band. Mit Kupfern Zürich. Zürich, Leipzig. Ziegler & Söhne. 1-442, [1-4], pls. I-X [= 1-10]. , available online at https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/2318188 [details]
original description (of Solen violaceus Salis Marschlins, 1793) Salis Marschlins, C. U.; Von. (1793). Reisen in verschiedne Provinzen des Königsreichs Neapel. Erster Band. Mit Kupfern Zürich. Zürich, Leipzig. Ziegler & Söhne. 1-442, [1-4], pls. I-X [= 1-10]. , available online at https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/content/zoom/2318188 [details]
original description (of Psammobia vespertina var. livida Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 399-400 [details]
original description (of Psammobia vespertina var. lactea Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 399 [details]
original description (of Psammobia depressa var. normalis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 492 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kilburn R.N. (1971). On some species of the families Tonnidae, Hipponicidae, Buccinidae, Columbariidae, Fasciolariidae, Psammobiidae and Mactridae (Mollusca) in South African waters. Annals of the Natal Museum 20(3):483-497. [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 698-699 [details]
page(s): 698-699 [details]
Other
additional source
Lussi, M. (2024). Revision of the Psammobiidae of South Africa with the description of two new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Cardiida). <em>Conchylia.</em> 54(3-4): 4-19.
page(s): 9, textfig. 5, pl. 1 fig. 5 [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 190 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 9, textfig. 5, pl. 1 fig. 5 [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 190 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ovale zonneschelp | [details] |
| English | large sunsetclamlarge sunset shellflat sunsetclam | [details] |
| German | Große Flache SandmuschelFlache Sandmuschel | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Έσπερος | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (221 publications) (from synonym Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gari depressa)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) Angola, Luanda, Baia do Mussulo, at 15 m depth, colle...
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor, Le Val-André, Ile Ve...
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Chios, Lagkada, at 3 m depth, ...
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) Netherlands, Zeeland, Ritthem)
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) South Africa, Western Cape, False Bay, Sunny Cove, wa...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Solen vespertinus Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Gobraeus variabilis Leach, 1852)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertinalis (Blainville, 1824))
To PESI (from synonym Solen vesperus Salis Marschlins, 1793)
To PESI (from synonym Solen violaceus Salis Marschlins, 1793)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina var. gantica De Gregorio, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina var. livida Jeffreys, 1864)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina var. lactea Jeffreys, 1864)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia depressa var. normalis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia depressa (Pennant, 1777))
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia florida Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina variabilis Donovan, 1801)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (221 publications) (from synonym Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gari depressa)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) Angola, Luanda, Baia do Mussulo, at 15 m depth, colle...
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor, Le Val-André, Ile Ve...
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Chios, Lagkada, at 3 m depth, ...
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) Netherlands, Zeeland, Ritthem)
To Malacopics (Gari depressa (Pennant, 1777) South Africa, Western Cape, False Bay, Sunny Cove, wa...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791))
To PESI (from synonym Solen vespertinus Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Gobraeus variabilis Leach, 1852)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertinalis (Blainville, 1824))
To PESI (from synonym Solen vesperus Salis Marschlins, 1793)
To PESI (from synonym Solen violaceus Salis Marschlins, 1793)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina var. gantica De Gregorio, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina var. livida Jeffreys, 1864)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia vespertina var. lactea Jeffreys, 1864)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia depressa var. normalis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia depressa (Pennant, 1777))
To PESI (from synonym Psammobia florida Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina depressa Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Tellina variabilis Donovan, 1801)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Psammobia vespertina (Gmelin, 1791))
To ITIS
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