New Zealand Seashore

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

48201NZ Bean cowrieawataicowrieBean cowriecowryTriviamercesdorsal surfaceshellNorthland