DSC_8801 Golden limpet (Cellana flava) distinctly golden-orange, and ranging down the east coast from East Cape, to Dunedin. On mid tidal rocks, often on limestone. At risk, declining. Kaikoura *
P_1220127 Golden limpet (Cellana flava) underwater on incoming tide. Distinctly golden-orange, and ranging down the east coast from East Cape, to Dunedin. On mid-tidal rocks, often on limestone. At risk, declining. Wairepo Flats, Kaikoura.
DSC_2205 Fragile limpet, or tupere (Atalacmea fragilis) group, together with one Small green limpet (Notoacmea elongata). Note the characteristic 'fingerprint' pattern on the shell. The greenish colour of these limpets is the result of the underlying green mantle tissue showing through the very thin shell. Found under small and large rocks on semi-exposed coastlines. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast *
