Fauna: Pi Pi Shells

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    Pi Pi Shells

    1. Ancylocerapina

    The Ancylocerapina were a coretra suborder of ammonitea, evidently related to the sub-order Lypouatina

    Fig Y Half Shell

    Fig X Open Sleeve

    Fig Z Innards Cavity

    2. Fig Y Half Shell

    3. Fig X Open Sleeve

    4. Fig Z Innards Cavity

    Information from Wikipedia: Paphies australis or pipi (from the Māori language) is a bivalve mollusc of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand.

    Classification

    Species deltoides

    Genus Donax

    Order Veneroida

    Class Bivalvia

    Phylum Mollusca

    Kingdom Animalia

    Size Range5 cm

    This is one of the most common molluscs encountered on Sydney’s ocean beaches. The Pipi lives only a few centimetres beneath the surface and uses its muscular foot to burrow into the sand

    You can read more about it here