New Zealand Seashore

P_2110025 Arabic volute, or pupu rore (Alcithoe arabica) southern form, with eroded, encrusted shell, feeding on turret snail (Maoricolpus roseus). Common on all soft substrates from sheltered mudflats to open ocean beaches from low tide zone to 100 m depth. Prefers deeper water in more open locations. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour *

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P_2110025 Arabic volute, or pupu rore (Alcithoe arabica) southern form, with eroded, encrusted shell, feeding on turret snail (Maoricolpus roseus). Common on all soft substrates from sheltered mudflats to open ocean beaches from low tide zone to 100 m depth. Prefers deeper water in more open locations. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour *

P_2110025 Arabic volute Alcithoe arabica pupu rore swainsoni southern form feeding prey turret snail Maoricolpus roseus Quarantine Point Otago Harbour