DSC_5717 Wheel shell, or kota (Zethalia zelandica) these small, flattened shells, patterned with reddish-brown, are abundant on beaches. The snail is less commonly encountered, as they live below low tide, buried in the sand with only the operculum exposed. Seaweed often anchors on the tiny exposed part of the shell. Blueskin Bay *
DSC_5713 Wheel shell, or kota (Zethalia zelandica) these small, flattened shells, patterned with reddish-brown, are abundant on beaches. The snail is less commonly encountered, as they live below low tide, buried in the sand with only the operculum exposed. Seaweed often anchors on the tiny exposed part of the shell. Blueskin Bay
DSC_8077 Wheel snail, or kota (Zethalia zelandica) shells as beach drift. Abundant on beaches, the snail is less commonly encountered, as they live below low tide, buried in the sand with only the operculum exposed. Warrington *
