New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7618 Hairy trumpet shell (Monoplex parthenopeus) uncommon, from low intertidal down to 50 m. The shell is distinctive because of dense rows of periostracal bristles, and the animal inside is yellow with black spots. Goat Island Marine reserve, Leigh *

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DSC_7618 Hairy trumpet shell (Monoplex parthenopeus) uncommon, from low intertidal down to 50 m. The shell is distinctive because of dense rows of periostracal bristles, and the animal inside is yellow with black spots. Goat Island Marine reserve, Leigh *

DSC 7618 Hairy trumpet shell Cymatium parthenopeum Monoplex parthenopeus periostracal bristles Goat Island Marine reserve Leigh