DSC_2544 Horn snail, or koeti (Zeacumantus subcarinatus) a small black spired shell with axial ribbing. It has a circular, horny, mud brown operculum. Found on mudflats, muddy rocks and tide pools in the mid intertidal. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_9891 Horn snail, or koeti (Zeacumantus subcarinatus) a small black spired shell with axial ribbing. It has a circular, horny, mud brown operculum. Found on mudflats, muddy rocks and tide pools in the mid intertidal. Otago Harbour *
DSC_4293 Large horn snail, or koeti (Zeacumantus lutulentus) live animal. A tall brownish, or greyish-spired shell, with curved growth lines corresponding to old apertures. It has a circular, horny operculum. Found in protected localities on mudflats of harbours and estuaries, and in tide pools on coralline algae and Hormosira. Te Pua, Parengarenga Harbour *