Tawera spissa
Tāwera
Clam, Morning Star Shell
Cockle, Zigzag
Invertebrate
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Veneridae
A solid triangular shell sculptures with distinct ridges. The shell can be plain white with a blue-grey tinge, flecked with lines, zigzaggs and splotches in a reddish brown. Shell size 20-25mm length.
Just below the surface in fine to coarse sand and light gravels, Needs some water movement.
Filter feeder.
Coastal Marine Inverts Vol 1