DSC_8141 Banded ear snail, or anga nui niho (Pleuroloba costellaris) a small secretive air-breathing snail common at the base of reeds in the high tide zone. So named because the grooves and thickened outer lip of the shell aperture resemble the human ear. Whau River, Auckland *
DSC_8144 Banded ear snail, or anga nui niho (Pleuroloba costellaris) a small secretive air-breathing snail common at the base of reeds in the high tide zone. So named because the grooves and thickened outer lip of the shell aperture resemble the human ear. Whau River, Auckland *
DSC_8157 Banded ear snail, or anga nui niho (Pleuroloba costellaris) a small secretive air-breathing snail common at the base of reeds in the high tide zone. So named because the grooves and thickened outer lip of the shell aperture resemble the human ear. Whau River, Auckland *
