Tuesday, 29 November 2016

100 — Giant squid, Architeuthis dux

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A large female giant squid at AUT, 2004. Three giant squid, defrosting at AUT, June 2014. Squidcicles... The least damaged of the...

99 — Small ostrich foot shell, Pelicaria vermis

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Pelicaria vermis , off Pakiri Beach ~20–30m. Cast up on Kohimarama Beach as part of the 2004 beach replenishment programme. Pelicari...
Monday, 28 November 2016

98 — Carinated nudibranch, Atagema carinata

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Atagema carinata , Mt. Maunganui, 2014. Atagema carinata , Mt. Maunganui, 2014. Atagema carinata , Mt. Maunganui, 2014. Notes ...

97 — Ostrich foot shell, Struthiolaria papulosa

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Struthiolaria papulosa , Pilot Bay, Mt. Maunganui, 2015. The ostrich foot shell Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784) is almost ubiqui...

96 — Knobbed whelk, Austrofusus glans

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Austrofusus glans , Waikanae Beeach, 1982. Austrofusus  ? glans . Main Beach, Mt. Maunganui, 2016. A gradation of Austrofusus cf....
Sunday, 27 November 2016

95 — Trumpet shell, Charonia lampas

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Charonia lampas , Pilot Bay Wharf, 9/02/15. The trumpet shell, Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) is an iconic sea shell and immediately...
Saturday, 26 November 2016

94 — Siphon whelk, Penion sulcatus

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Penion sulcatus , Enclosure Bay, Waiheke Island, in ~1m, Feb 2015. The siphon whelk, Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) is a moderately...

93 — Small lined whelk, Buccinulum vittatum

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Buccinulum vittatum , Lion Rock, Piha, 2015. The shell in the middle has a polychaete tube-worm attached to it. Buccinulum vittatu...