New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3458 White slipper limpet, or ngakihi (Maoricrypta sodalis) underside and top side. Shell may be flat, or even concave because it lives within the aperture of gastropod shells such as Struthiolaria and matches the shell to which it attaches. Occurs intertidally down to over 900m. Horseshoe Bay, Stewart island

DSC3458White slipper limpetngakihiMaoricryptasodalisundersidetop sideshellsHorseshoe BayStewart island