DSC_0464 Opal top shell (Cantharidus opalus) lateral view of snail and shell. The interior of the shell is an irridescent green, with blue and red hues. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour
DSC_3284 Two smaller, Red top shells (Micrelenchus purpureus) from Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh, to left of picture, and two larger Opal top shells (Cantharidus opalus) from Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula, on seaweed. Note the characteristic irridescent interior of shells of both species.
DSC_9944 Spotted black top snail, or maihi (Diloma aethiops) showing characteristic eroded shell, and spots on underside of shell. Found at mid to high tide levels on and under rocks, in crevices, and around the edges of rock pools of shores with low to moderate wave action. Warrington
