New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9325 Butterfly chiton, or papatua (Cryptoconchus porosus) juvenile. Characterised by the visible absence of shell plates that are almost completely covered by its fleshy nodular girdle. Exposed rocky bays, found under rocks or ledges where there is a lot of water movement. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_9325 Butterfly chiton, or papatua (Cryptoconchus porosus) juvenile. Characterised by the visible absence of shell plates that are almost completely covered by its fleshy nodular girdle. Exposed rocky bays, found under rocks or ledges where there is a lot of water movement. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour *

DSC 9325 Butterfly chiton papatua Cryptoconchus porosus quarantine point otago harbour