New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3593 Battleaxe clam, or pakira (Myadora striata) showing the distinctive truncate posterior end. The shells are roughly triangular, with a rounded anterior end, and the distinctive posterior end. Found from the low intertidal to at least 30m. Horseshoe Bay, Stewart Island

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DSC_3593 Battleaxe clam, or pakira (Myadora striata) showing the distinctive truncate posterior end. The shells are roughly triangular, with a rounded anterior end, and the distinctive posterior end. Found from the low intertidal to at least 30m. Horseshoe Bay, Stewart Island

DSC 3593 Battleaxe clam pakira Myadora striata distinctive truncate posterior end shells Horseshoe Bay Stewart Island