DSC_0784 Elegant venus (Irus elegans) found in the abandoned burrows of piddocks in mudstone and sandstone reefs. As it doesn't construct these burrows itself the valves may become distorted as the animal grows within an imperfectly confined space. Moeraki
DSC_9085 Elegant venus (Irus elegans) found in the abandoned burrows of piddocks in mudstone and sandstone reefs. As it doesn't construct these burrows itself the valves may become distorted as the animal grows within an imperfectly confined space. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour
DSC_7513 Twisted venus (Irus reflexus) found in the abandoned burrows of piddocks in mudstone and sandstone reefs. As it doesn't construct these burrows itself the valves may become distorted as the animal grows within an imperfectly confined space. Brighton Beach
