DSC_7262 Ambiguous Trophon (Xymene ambiguous) distinctive flat, shelled egg capsules cemented to rock at low tide. Adults are found in the low intertidal zone, on rocky reefs in open to semi-sheltered localities. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour
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_9863 Southern olive snail, or tikoaka (Amalda australis) this snail usually 'ploughs' through sand just below the surface, but leaving an obvious trail, and with the siphon extended above the substrate. When foraging, as seen here, the whitish speckled animal partly encloses the shell leaving only the back and spire of the shell visible. Snell's Beach
