New Zealand Seashore
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DSC_2310 Dark rock snail, or kaeo (Haustrum haustorium) dorsal and ventral views. A predator of top shells, turban snails, small mussels and oysters. It's behaviour of leaping on mobile prey (like top shells), is spectacular. Found on rocky reefs in sheltered to moderately exposed localities. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast
DSC2310Dark rock snailkaeoHaustrumhaustoriumOaroKaikouraCoast