DSC_3900 Speckled whelk, or kawari (Cominella adspersa) A whelk with a large and solid shell. Common on mudflats, from the mid intertidal to at least 20m, adjacent to rocks in sheltered to semi-protected localities. Te Pua Point, Parengarenga Harbour
DSC_2098 Spotted whelk, or kawari (Cominella maculosa) common in beach drift, and in low tide rock pools. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast *
DSC_3678 Spotted whelk, or kawari (Cominella maculosa) normal coloured individual alongside a red-shelled morph. Common in beach drift, and in low tide rock pools. Plimmerton *