Austrovenus stutchburyi

Austrovenus stutchburyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Austrovenus
Species:
A. stutchburyi
Binomial name
Austrovenus stutchburyi
(Wood, 1828)
Synonyms

Chione stutchburyi

Austrovenus stutchburyi, common name the New Zealand cockle or New Zealand little neck clam, is an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. Its Māori name is tuangi (North Island) or tuaki (South Island).