New Zealand Seashore
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DSC_4166 Purple cockle, or purimu (Purpurocardia purpurata) ventral 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
DSC4166Purple cocklepurimuPurpurocardiapurpurataventralviewhingedshellsshellvalvesbeach driftKarikari BayKarikari Peninsula