Chione stutchburyi

New Zealand Cockle

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae

Collected by: E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. MossE.G.B. Moss →Moss {=A.E. Moss →
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: New Zealand; North Island; Auckland; Auckland Harbor
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Chione stutchburyi · collected 1917–1925Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. Moss also collected 24+ other specimens.

Austrovenus stutchburyi observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,802 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Ostend, Waiheke Island 1081, New Zealand

(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21

Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20

Auckland 2012, New Zealand

(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19

Wyuna Bay, Coromandel-Colville Ward, Waikato, NZ

(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Long Bay Regional Park, Waikato, NZ

(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Long Bay Regional Park, Waikato, NZ

(c) Ross Nightingale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Chione stutchburyi. BPBM 65586. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35955414. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65586.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35955414 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026