New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4293 Large horn snail, or koeti (Zeacumantus lutulentus) live animal. A tall brownish, or greyish-spired shell, with curved growth lines corresponding to old apertures. It has a circular, horny operculum. Found in protected localities on mudflats of harbours and estuaries, and in tide pools on coralline algae and Hormosira. Te Pua, Parengarenga Harbour *

DSC4293Large horn snailkoetiZeacumantuslutulentuslive animalTe PuaParengarenga Harbour