DSC_2334 Brackish water mussel (Xenostrobus securis) detail of shells. Found in beach drift, in estuarine areas, or attached to timber, or rocks at low tide. Havelock, Marlborough Sounds
DSC_2345 Brackish water mussel (Xenostrobus securis) detail of shells. Found in beach drift, in estuarine areas, or attached to timber, or rocks at low tide. Havelock, Marlborough Sounds *
DSC_4370 Nesting mussel, or kuku mau toka (Musculus impactus) nesting 'in situ'. Found under stones at low tide throughout New Zealand, where typically the byssal threads of this species form a dense mat, or 'nest', which completely hides the shells. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour
