New Zealand Seashore

DSC_2218 Black brachiopod, or papa pouri (Notosaria nigricans) filter feeding. This particular species has survived, unchanged, on reefs around New Zealand for approx 18.7 million years (since the Miocene). Brachiopods can be found in high densities on the near vertical walls of Fiordlands fiords. Doubtful Sound, Fiordland *

DSC2218Ribbedblack brachiopodpapa pouriNotosarianigricansfilter feedingMioceneDoubtful SoundFiordland