DSC_2275 Green-banded black top snail, or maihi (Diloma zelandicum) showing the characteristic spiral ridges on dorsal surface, and a green line on the outer edge of the ventral surface. Found intertidally on, and under rocks. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast *
DSC_2280 Green-banded black top snail, or maihi (Diloma zelandicum) an unusually green shell, yet showing the characteristic spiral ridges on dorsal surface. Found intertidally on, and under rocks. Oaro, Kaikoura Coast
DSC_9902 Bluish Top Shell (Diloma nigerrima) lives higher on the shore than any other Diloma species. The apex is often eroded exposing the white iridescent shell. Large numbers can be see feeding on beach cast bull kelp. Warrington *
