11006-48201 NZ Bean cowrie, or awatai (Trivia merces) dorsal surface of beach worn shell. Known in northern NZ as cowries, the shell of this species does superficially resemble the shell of a very small cowry, but Trivia species are not very closely related to true cowries. Northland
11006-48202 NZ Bean cowrie, or awatai (Trivia merces) underside of beach worn shell. Known in northern NZ as cowries, the shell of this species does superficially resemble the shell of a very small cowry, but Trivia species are not very closely related to true cowries. Northland
DSC_1043 Slug-like sea snail (Lamellaria cerebroides) resembles a warty nudibranch at first glance, but is a snail with a translucent, internal shell. Uncommon, rocky reefs in open localities, where it rests beneath stones. Otago Harbour
