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 *
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_9684 Black velvet slug (Melanochlamys cylindrica) a slug-like animal with an internal vestigial shell. The lobes of the foot curve over the back, so that the body looks like a hollow cylinder. Found on algal turf on rock platforms, where it hunts for polychaete worms. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
