New Zealand Seashore

DSC_14263 Large ostrich foot, or totorere (Struthiolaria papulosa) washed ashore in drift. Large shells with a prominent spiral row of sharp knobs and wavy vertical brown streaks. Low intertidal down to at least 20m, on sand flats in sheltered to open localities. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula *

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DSC_14263 Large ostrich foot, or totorere (Struthiolaria papulosa) washed ashore in drift. Large shells with a prominent spiral row of sharp knobs and wavy vertical brown streaks. Low intertidal down to at least 20m, on sand flats in sheltered to open localities. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula *

DSC 14263 Large ostrich foot totorere Struthiolaria papulosa shells abundant drift line Tokerau Beach Karikari Peninsula