New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7220 White rock snail or hopetea (Dicathais orbita) ventral view, showing operculum. Some populations tend to be smaller and suffused with purple. Common in the mid to lower intertidal zone, on northern sheltered, or exposed rocky shores. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula *

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DSC_7220 White rock snail or hopetea (Dicathais orbita) ventral view, showing operculum. Some populations tend to be smaller and suffused with purple. Common in the mid to lower intertidal zone, on northern sheltered, or exposed rocky shores. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula *

DSC 7220 White rock whelk Dicathais orbita ventral operculum Tokerau Beach Karikari Peninsula