New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4348 Large dog cockle, or kua kua (Tucetona laticostata) large, thick and heavy drift shells on beach. Subtidal, where it occurs in large dense beds together with the Purple cockle (Purpurocardia purpurata) in coastal situations. Karikari Bay, Karikari Peninsula

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