New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3869 Southern tuatua (Paphies donacina) live animal with siphons and foot extended. Shell creamy-white, not greyish as in the Northern tuatua (P. subtriangulata). Shallowly buried in clean sand on open beaches. Low intertidal, down to 5-10m. Cloudy Bay, Marlborough *

DSC3869Southern tuatuaPaphiesdonacinatuatualive animalsiphonsextendedfootCloudy BayMarlborough