New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7982 Triangular trough clam, or kaikaikaroro (Crassula aequilatera) a heavy inflated clam with a distinctive triangular outline. Shell colour usually whitish to cream. Buried near the surface of fine clean sand off open beaches, and more abundant in the South Island. Taieri Mouth

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DSC_7982 Triangular trough clam, or kaikaikaroro (Crassula aequilatera) a heavy inflated clam with a distinctive triangular outline. Shell colour usually whitish to cream. Buried near the surface of fine clean sand off open beaches, and more abundant in the South Island. Taieri Mouth

DSC 7982 Triangular trough clam shell kaikaikaroro Crassula aequilatera surf clam triangle shell Taieri Mouth