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Tuatua

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The clam burrows beneath the sand, and does so very quickly, making it a challenge to dig for at times. It also squirts water when threatened. All tuatua are protected with legal limits on their capture. In some areas one digger may bag no more than 50 to 150 tuatuas per day, depending on location.
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Size: Thicker relative to length - Maximum length is 86 millimetres (3.4 in), height 65 millimetres (2.6 in), and thickness 38 millimetres (1.5 in).
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Maximum length is 76 millimetres (3.0 in), height 48 millimetres (1.9 in), and thickness 28 millimetres (1.1 in).
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to New Zealand. It is found on all three of the main New Zealand islands, buried in fine clean sand on ocean beaches.
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or boiled and served on the shell. Historically the species has been used as a food source by the
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The large shell is asymmetrical, with the hinge at one side. Its closest relative, the pipi (
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Maximum length: 93 millimetres (3.7 in), maximum height: 57 millimetres (2.2 in).
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The soft parts of the animal are an edible delicacy, made into
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Index


Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Venerida
Mactroidea
Mesodesmatidae
Paphies
Binomial name
W. Wood
Synonyms
bivalve
clam
Māori language
family
Mesodesmatidae
endemic
Paphies australis

Clam digging
Ōhope
fritters
Māori
middens
Marwick
Chatham Islands
Deshayes

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