DSC_3879 Pacific bobtail squid (Sepioloidea pacifica) eggs on underside of rock in the intertidal zone. This species of cuttlefish is native to the southern Pacific Ocean. It's western distribution extends to New Zealand, and to the Nazca and Sala y Gomez submarine ridges in the east. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_4158 Pacific bobtail squid (Sepioloidea pacifica) developing young inside eggs, with their eyes just becoming visible. This species of cuttlefish is native to the southern Pacific Ocean. It's western distribution extends to New Zealand, and to the Nazca and Sala y Gomez submarine ridges in the east. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour *
11006-65503 Rams horn squid shell (Spirula spirula) these empty 'shells' are really 'chambers'. They are sometimes washed ashore in great numbers on West Coast beaches. The live animal, a type of small nautilus squid is seldom seen. The shell is an internal skeleton of bouyancy chambers, enabling the tiny nautilus to travel up and down far below the ocean's surface, ranging from 100 fathoms to depths of more than 1000 fathoms
