New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4145 Heart urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) dorsal view of test amongst drift. Lives buried in sand offshore, or below low tide mark. The fragile, white, heart shaped 'tests' or empty skeletons are commonly washed ashore. Whangateau Harbour *

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