A drift of sea-snail shells
A collection of washed-up shells on a beach on the south island of New Zealand. Shore transport processes have produced a well-sorted drift of similarly sized (approx. 1-2 cm) shells and shell fragments. The main species represented are the common turret shell (Maoricolpus roseus) and wheel shell (Zethalia zelandica), both sea snails endemic to New Zealand.
Taken on 31
December
2008
Submitted on 27 February 2014
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- Oceania (207)
- Australia and New Zealand (196)
- New Zealand (114)
- Exact location (170.7091 E, -45.7798 S)
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Credit: Pontus Lurcock (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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