New Zealand Seashore

DSC_8821 Black-edged limpet (Notoacmea pileopsis) common in the North Island, occurring south to about Banks Peninsula. Edge of the shell is thin and sharp, and has a distinctive black margin on the interior. Has a less well developed 'beak' than its closely related southern cousin (Notoacmea sturnus). Occurs on exposed, shaded high tide rocks. Wellington *

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DSC_8821 Black-edged limpet (Notoacmea pileopsis) common in the North Island, occurring south to about Banks Peninsula. Edge of the shell is thin and sharp, and has a distinctive black margin on the interior. Has a less well developed 'beak' than its closely related southern cousin (Notoacmea sturnus). Occurs on exposed, shaded high tide rocks. Wellington *

DSC 8821 Blackedged limpet Notoacmea pileopsis interior underside empty shell Wellington