New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4169 Moon snail (Notocochlis gualtieriana) live animal in shell. Rarely found, but with sporadic increases in population size from time to time. Found on clean sand, and seagrass flats, in semi-protected localities in the northeastern North Island. Te Pua Point, Parengarenga Harbour

DSC4169Moon snailNotocochlisgualtierianamigratorialive animalshellTe Pua PointParengarenga Harbour