DSC_9694 Knobbed top snail (Diloma bicanaliculata) a solid, conical and flattened shell with prominent nodules arranged spirally. Found at mid to high tide levels on the underside of smooth boulders on semi-exposed to exposed rocky shores. Butterfly Bay, Huriawa Peninsula
DSC_9725 Knobbed top snail (Diloma bicanaliculata) a solid, conical and flattened shell with prominent nodules arranged spirally. Found at mid to high tide levels on the underside of smooth boulders on semi-exposed to exposed rocky shores. Butterfly Bay, Huriawa Peninsula
DSC_2266 Sparse-spotted black top snail, or maihi (Diloma aridum) showing characteristic scattering of some yellowish-white spots on shell. Found on sheltered mid-tide rocks. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast *
