New Zealand Seashore

DSC_2026 Banded ear snail, or anga nui niho (Pleuroloba costellaris) habitat. This air-breathing snail lives in reeds such as these in the high tide zone. The snail gets it's name from the grooves and thickened outer lip of it's shell aperture which resemble the human ear. Havelock, Kenepuru Sound

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DSC_2026 Banded ear snail, or anga nui niho (Pleuroloba costellaris) habitat. This air-breathing snail lives in reeds such as these in the high tide zone. The snail gets it's name from the grooves and thickened outer lip of it's shell aperture which resemble the human ear. Havelock, Kenepuru Sound

DSC 2026 Banded ear snail shell Ophicardelus costellarus Pleuroloba costellaris anga nui niho airbreathing habitat reeds Havelock Kenepuru Sound