DSC_7998 Circular slipper limpet, or ngakihi kopia (Sigapatella novaezelandiae) found in the intertidal zone, on rocks, often attached on or inside dead shells. Taieri Beach
DSC_7997 Circular slipper limpets, or ngakihi kopia (Sigapatella novaezelandiae) found in the intertidal zone, on rocks, often attached on or inside dead shells. Taieri Beach *
DSC_3458 White slipper limpet, or ngakihi (Maoricrypta sodalis) underside and top side. Shell may be flat, or even concave because it lives within the aperture of gastropod shells such as Struthiolaria and matches the shell to which it attaches. Occurs intertidally down to over 900m. Horseshoe Bay, Stewart island