New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7811 Morning star shell (Tawera spissa) beach drift shell. An attractive species, with a variable, light red brown array of lines, and zigzags of colour. Shallowly buried in fine to coarse sand, on open beaches and along tidal channels. Pakiri Beach, Northland

DSC7811Morning starshellTaweraspissabeach driftPakiri BeachNorthland