DSC_7065 Oyster borer, or kaikai tio (Haustrum scobina) small light coloured shell with black lines on the whorls. Found on high intertidal, among barnacles. A traditional food of Maori. Pakiri Beach, Northland *
DSC_7067 Oyster borer, or kaikai tio (Haustrum scobina) one encrusted snail amongst plicate barnacles. Typically this snail has a mall light coloured shell with black lines on the whorls. Found on high intertidal, often among barnacles. A traditional food of Maori. Pakiri Beach, Northland *
DSC_0516 Oyster borer, or kaikai tio (Haustrum albomarginatum) group with heavily eroded shells. Typically these small light coloured shells are marked with black lines on the whorls. Found on high intertidal, among barnacles. A traditional food of Maori. Kakanui *