New Zealand Seashore
Read More347 / 2077
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.
DSC3284Red top shellsCantharidusMicrelenchuspurpureusOpal top shellsopalusirridescentinteriorshells