New Zealand Seashore

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

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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

DSC 4166 Purple cockle purimu Purpurocardia purpurata ventral view hinged shells shell valves beach drift Karikari Bay Karikari Peninsula