New Zealand Seashore

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

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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

DSC 7262 murex ambiguous Trophon Xymene egg capsules flat shelled rock low tide attached Pudding Island Otago Harbour