New Zealand Seashore

DSC_8913 A comparison between cockles. Common cockle, or tuangi (Austrovenus stutchburyi) top left, Purple cockle, or purimu (Purpurocardia purpurata) top right, Small dog cockle (Glycymeris modesta) lower left, and Ribbed venus (Leukoma crassicosta) lower right.

DSC8913comparisoncocklesCommon cockletuangiAustrovenusstutchburyiPurplepurimuPurpurocardiapurpurataSmall dog cockleGlycymerismodestaRibbed venusLeukomacrassicosta