DSC_2280 Green-banded black top snail, or maihi (Diloma zelandicum) an unusually green shell, yet showing the characteristic spiral ridges on dorsal surface. Found intertidally on, and under rocks. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast
DSC_9902 Bluish Top Shell (Diloma nigerrima) lives higher on the shore than any other Diloma species. The apex is often eroded exposing the white iridescent shell. Large numbers can be see feeding on beach cast bull kelp. Warrington *
DSC_9974 Bluish Top Shell (Diloma nigerrima) lives higher on the shore than any other Diloma species. The apex is often eroded exposing the white iridescent shell. Large numbers can be see feeding on beach cast bull kelp. Warrington *