11006-48202 NZ Bean cowrie, or awatai (Trivia merces) underside of beach worn shell. Known in northern NZ as cowries, the shell of this species does superficially resemble the shell of a very small cowry, but Trivia species are not very closely related to true cowries. Northland
DSC_1043 Slug-like sea snail (Lamellaria cerebroides) resembles a warty nudibranch at first glance, but is a snail with a translucent, internal shell. Uncommon, rocky reefs in open localities, where it rests beneath stones. Otago Harbour
DSC_1125 Slug-like sea snail (Lamellaria cerebroides) resembles a warty nudibranch at first glance, but is a snail with a translucent, internal shell. Uncommon, rocky reefs in open localities, where it rests beneath stones. Otago Harbour *
