New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5278 Lined whelk, or huamutu (Buccinulum pallidum) larger and with a thicker shell than B. linea, and more common south of about Timaru. Great variation in shell colour in some populations of this boldly striped whelk. In sheltered to open localities under stones and ledges, on rocky reefs. Waipapa Point, Catlins Coast *

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DSC_5278 Lined whelk, or huamutu (Buccinulum pallidum) larger and with a thicker shell than B. linea, and more common south of about Timaru. Great variation in shell colour in some populations of this boldly striped whelk. In sheltered to open localities under stones and ledges, on rocky reefs. Waipapa Point, Catlins Coast *

DSC 5278 Lined whelk huamutu Buccinulum pallidum variation shell colour colour morphs Waipapa Point Catlins Coast