DSC_1963 Little black mussels, or hauea (Xenostrobus neozelanicus) most visible at mid tide where it forms dense mats on semi protected, to exposed rocky shores. Otago Peninsula *
DSC_4329 Hairy mussel, or purewha (Modiolus areolatus) uncommon. Found attached to rocks by byssal threads, on open coasts from low tide to 130m throughout New Zealand. Also found as a fossil from the Oligocene 30 million years ago. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_4334 Hairy mussel, or purewha (Modiolus areolatus) uncommon. Found attached to rocks by byssal threads, on open coasts from low tide to 130m throughout New Zealand. Also found as a fossil from the Oligocene 30 million years ago. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *
