DSC_0516 Oyster borer, or kaikai tio (Haustrum albomarginatum) group with heavily eroded shells. Typically these small light coloured shells are marked with black lines on the whorls. Found on high intertidal, among barnacles. A traditional food of Maori. Kakanui *
DSC_7843 Ambiguous Trophon (Xymene ambiguous) live animal in shell. Found in the low intertidal zone, on rocky reefs in open to semi-sheltered localities. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour
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
