DSC_7656 Dog's foot cockle (Powellina brookesi) a small, ridged, scaly shelled bivalve, found under boulders, ledges and algal holdfasts on semi-exposed to moderately sheltered north eastern shores. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh
DSC_7061 Dog's foot cockle (Powellina brookesi) a small, ridged, scaly shelled bivalve, found under boulders, ledges and algal holdfasts on semi-exposed to moderately sheltered north eastern shores. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh
DSC_4167 Purple cockle, or purimu (Purpurocardia purpurata) dorsal view of hinged valves amongst beach drift. This common cockle prefers moderate water movement, and lives buried at the surface of muddy sand or shell debris on moderately sheltered to semi-exposed coasts. Karikari Bay, Karikari Peninsula
