DSC_0823 Mudflat top snail (Diloma subrostrata) a common estuarine species, highly variable in shape, sculpture and colour. A characteristic feature is the outer lip of the shell which is always yellow. Found on sheltered muddy shores in estuaries and harbours. Lamlash Bay, Otago Harbour *
P_1058 Mudflat top snail (Diloma subrostrata) a common estuarine species, highly variable in shape, sculpture and colour. A characteristic feature is the outer lip of the shell which is always yellow. Found on sheltered muddy shores in estuaries and harbours. Waipuna Bay, Otago Harbour
DSC_2275 Green-banded black top snail, or maihi (Diloma zelandicum) showing the characteristic spiral ridges on dorsal surface, and a green line on the outer edge of the ventral surface. Found intertidally on, and under rocks. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast *
