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Paphies subtriangulata
Paphies subtriangulata is a species of edible bivalve clam known as tuatua and it's endemic to New Zealand.... That tuatua shell was spotted at South New Brighton, Chrischurch NZ.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2010
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013
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They were plenty empty Tuatua shells at the beach that day, but that one was alive, pure luck! I "burried" it back in the soft wet sand, I hope it made it :)
I have never seen them move - cool!