New Zealand Seashore

DSC_38131 Southern tuatua (Paphies donacina) live animal with siphons extended. Shell creamy-white, not greyish as in the Northern tuatua (P. subtriangulata). Shallowly buried in clean sand on open beaches, from low intertidal, down to 5-10m. Cloudy Bay, Marlborough *

DSC38131Southern tuatuaPaphiesdonacinatuatualive animalsiphonsextendedCloudy BayMarlborough