New Zealand Seashore

DSC_6929 Black nerite, or matangarahu (Nerita melanotragus) lining a shallow pool at low tide. Abundant on northern intertidal rocky shores, as well as in eastern and southern Australia. The shells are thick and simply rounded, with a distinctive aperture and operculum. Pakiri Beach *

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DSC_6929 Black nerite, or matangarahu (Nerita melanotragus) lining a shallow pool at low tide. Abundant on northern intertidal rocky shores, as well as in eastern and southern Australia. The shells are thick and simply rounded, with a distinctive aperture and operculum. Pakiri Beach *

DSC 6910 Black nerita melanotragus matangarahu rock pool edge low tide snails shells Pakiri Beach