DSC_7700 Brown periwinkle (Austrolittorina cincta) abundant on rocky shores at or above the high intertidal zone. More common in exposed locations and in the south. Otago Harbour *
DSC_0663 Brown periwinkle (Austrolittorina cincta) abundant on rocky shores at or above the high intertidal zone. More common in exposed locations and in the south. Kakanui *
DSC_3542 Small ostrich foot, or takai (Pelicaria vermis) shown here beside the Large ostrich foot, or totorere (Struthiolaria papulosa) on the left. Note less pronounced knobs on the takai - sometimes absent altogether. Takai live in the low intertidal down to about 100m, in mudflats, estuaries and coastal embayments in sheltered to semi-protected localities. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula
