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What

True Limpets (Subclass Patellogastropoda)

Observer

highlands

Date

March 20, 2024 10:16 AM NZDT

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What

Spotted Tiger Topsnail (Maurea punctulata)

Observer

predomalpha

Date

March 10, 2024 05:54 PM NZDT

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What

Spotted Tiger Topsnail (Maurea punctulata)

Observer

predomalpha

Date

March 10, 2024 05:10 PM NZDT

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What

Spotted Top Snail (Diloma aethiops)

Observer

william-harland

Date

March 3, 2024 02:45 PM NZDT

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What

Venus Clams (Family Veneridae)

Observer

ttsquid

Date

February 21, 2024 07:08 AM AEDT

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dave_holland

Date

May 29, 2022 11:41 AM -10

Description

with a hermit crab living in it

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dave_holland

Date

May 29, 2022 11:43 AM -10

Description

with a hermit crab living in it

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What

Radiate Limpet (Cellana radians)

Observer

liverwyrt

Date

February 11, 2024 09:51 AM NZDT

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zanek012

Date

February 18, 2024 12:52 PM NZDT

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What

Cat's Eye Snail (Lunella smaragda)

Observer

sestratton

Date

February 14, 2024 02:50 PM NZDT

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virusmanbob

Date

December 11, 2022 10:09 AM NZDT

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Observer

its_just_levi

Date

February 2, 2024 09:20 PM NZDT

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Observer

its_just_levi

Date

February 3, 2024 09:51 PM NZDT

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What

Spotted Tiger Topsnail (Maurea punctulata)

Observer

maramawinchy

Date

February 5, 2024 10:07 PM NZDT

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What

Tufted Chiton (Acanthochitona zelandica)

Observer

dentaliumarie

Date

November 29, 2023 01:22 PM NZDT

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Observer

glinks

Date

January 23, 2024 08:03 PM NZDT

Description

Lots of small ones. Look like prickles on the beach when they rise up waiting for a wave to come in and help them move around. I always find this behaviour fascinating. They must be able to tell when a large enough wave is coming. Photos from an hour or so before high tide

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Observer

predomalpha

Date

January 10, 2024 01:57 PM NZDT

Description

2.5m depth at low tide.

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What

Blackfoot Paua (Haliotis iris)

Observer

predomalpha

Date

January 12, 2024 03:05 PM NZDT

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Date

January 21, 2024 10:03 AM NZDT

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What

Dwarf Violet Snail (Janthina exigua)

Observer

happygolucky_mel

Date

December 31, 2023 03:22 PM NZDT

Description

Common. Washed up on the small beach

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What

Winged Oysters (Genus Pteria)

Observer

brendandoogan

Date

January 16, 2024 05:08 PM NZDT

Description

Found inside fibres of cocos nucifera

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What

Sharpear Enope Squid (Ancistrocheirus lesueurii)

Observer

pcaiger

Date

January 5, 2021 12:19 PM NZDT

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predomalpha

Date

March 31, 2013 09:44 PM NZDT

Description

Collected on low tide rocks collected by John Leask.

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What

Cat's Eye Snail (Lunella smaragda)

Observer

jennysaito

Date

December 30, 2023 08:02 PM NZDT

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What

Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

Observer

trufflepig_nz

Date

November 16, 2023 11:29 AM NZDT

Description

Weird shell.

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zoedavis

Date

November 27, 2023 01:41 PM NZDT

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adrian2370

Date

March 11, 2021 11:46 AM AEDT

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badwinston

Date

November 22, 2023 11:36 PM NZDT

Description

on low tide kelp, 2mm

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Observer

stevenwallace

Date

January 8, 2023 11:07 PM NZDT

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What

Dwarf Violet Snail (Janthina exigua)

Observer

glinks

Date

October 2, 2023 09:21 AM NZDT

Description

I think these are all this species. First 2 photos are the same individual. The rest are all one photo of each of a number found today.

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What

Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

Observer

anistasya

Description

This snail was in a pack of grapes from the US - not sure if I should report it?

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alimathias

Date

September 28, 2023 10:46 AM NZDT

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erinaceus

Date

September 26, 2023 10:42 AM NZDT

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What

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Observer

oaag1993

Description

Washed up on beach.

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What

Boring Venus Shell (Irus crenatus)

Observer

stanley8m

Date

June 21, 2023 05:15 PM AEST

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What

Red-lined Bubble Snail (Bullina lineata)

Observer

simonf7532

Date

September 20, 2023 08:30 AM NZST

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What

Boring Venus Shell (Irus crenatus)

Observer

nicklambert

Date

April 22, 2019 09:20 PM AEST

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What

Sydney Cockle (Anadara trapezia)

Observer

predomalpha

Date

July 22, 2023 02:01 PM NZST

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nicklambert

Date

August 24, 2019 09:30 AM AEST

Description

28 mm

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What

Typical Octopuses (Family Octopodidae)

Observer

luca_dt

Date

September 8, 2023 10:56 AM NZST

Description

A few juveniles together quite far out.

~6mm long

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What

Pygmy Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. brevicauda)

Observer

jessesaofia

Description

2nd hand account from a friend. Well covered observation. Whale had been blessed by local iwi and was being moved.

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manavgio

Date

September 28, 2022 04:00 PM EEST

Description

From debris entangled in fishing nets. Fishing area Toroneos gulf at ~30 m depth.

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Observer

shaun_thompson

Date

August 19, 2023 09:16 AM NZST

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Date

August 22, 2023 11:21 PM NZST

Description

NOT bioluminescencing - just UV. If I could get both happening in the same photo I bet that would be something. Though not sure about the slime on the rock that's fluorescencing bright magenta.

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What

Looping Snail (Truncatella subcylindrica)

Observer

maelan51

Date

June 23, 2022 08:05 PM CEST

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What

Tuatua (Paphies subtriangulata)

Observer

glinks

Date

August 6, 2023 10:12 AM NZST

Description

Small pile of shells, exposed at the base of dunes cut into by the big seas lately.

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Observer

naturewatchwidow

Date

August 7, 2023 08:52 AM NZST

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What

Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux)

Observer

tobynz

Date

July 29, 2023 05:21 PM NZST

Description

Found by fishermen off Chalky Inlet who sent photos through.

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What

Pacific Bottletail (Sepioloidea pacifica)

Observer

glinks

Date

July 26, 2023 11:21 AM NZST

Description

Does anyone know what this wee cutie is? Thanks

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wild_wind

Date

October 28, 2018 05:23 AM NZDT

Description

1mm squares.

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raewyna

Date

May 12, 2022

Description

2mm grid.
From a section of washup on the island. I dug down to the small shells underneath.

This is part of a selection from a second sample taken 11 days after that from 1 May and about three metres closer to the sea.

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What

Speckled Whelk (Cominella adspersa)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

July 11, 2023 03:25 PM NZST

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Observer

fabriceprugnaud

Date

October 12, 1997

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Observer

fabriceprugnaud

Date

February 15, 1991

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What

Lischke's Cone (Conus lischkeanus)

Observer

skycat

Date

February 27, 2022 10:55 AM JST

Description

L:32mm

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What

Hercules Club Mud Whelk (Pyrazus ebeninus)

Observer

possumpete

Date

May 9, 2023 03:52 PM AEST

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What

Hercules Club Mud Whelk (Pyrazus ebeninus)

Observer

rattyexplores

Date

May 23, 2023 09:52 AM AEST

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nodilittorina

Date

October 1, 2001

Description

Intertidal mud flat

Laternula elliptica is not in the iNaturalist species database

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What

Large Dog Cockle (Tucetona laticostata)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

June 20, 2023 10:22 AM NZST

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Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

Looks the same as https://inaturalist.nz/observations/167438665.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the main beach of the small bay.

1mm grid.

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What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the main beach of the small bay.

1mm grid.

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the main beach of the small bay.

1mm grid.

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What

Smooth Dosinia (Dosinia subrosea)

Observer

shaun_thompson

Date

June 9, 2023 03:22 PM NZST

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the main beach of the small bay.

1mm grid.

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Observer

adrian2370

Date

May 5, 2023 03:28 PM AEST

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lisa_bennett

Date

May 31, 2023 02:38 PM NZST

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fiestykakapo

Date

June 4, 2023 01:37 PM NZST

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

My guess would be Scalpomactra scalpellum but I'm not sure.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

The overall shape is pretty distinctive for M coronata but I'm not sure about the aperture. Unfortunately I didn't get a square-on photo of it. Do I need to try again?

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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wildroo

Date

April 2, 2020 03:44 PM AEDT

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What

Pyramid Snails (Family Pyramidellidae)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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Observer

mike68lusk

Date

October 14, 2020 09:00 AM NZDT

Description

tiny, found in a shellbank on shore

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What

Turbo Snails (Genus Turbo)

Observer

paris37

Date

May 28, 2023 05:14 PM NZST

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What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

The bright white patch in the first photo is a reflection from the light.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

This looks the same as https://inaturalist.nz/observations/162592284.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

I'm guessing that this one is a polycheate rather than a mollusc. There were quite a few the same.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Cetaceans (Infraorder Cetacea)

Observer

tbay

Date

July 18, 2021 04:41 PM NZST

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Observer

jeffgoddard

Date

December 10, 2019 08:07 PM PST

Description

8.8 x 5.5 mm. Other than three live specimens from the same site (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18597683, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20962245), this is the only shell of this species I have found in many trips to Naples Point. This was found in the shell hash and sand underneath a boulder in the low intertidal.

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What

Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

Observer

shoushou_1221

Date

May 19, 2023 08:52 PM NZST

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raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

The irregular shape makes me think Hiatella but it seems very thin and transparent, even for a juvenile.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

Maybe.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

Another curly one.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Sea Elephants (Superfamily Pterotracheoidea)

Observer

glinks

Date

May 15, 2023 05:10 PM NZST

Description

Maybe a small one of these? Washed in with lots of Thalia democratica and Bassia

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What

Brown-lined Paperbubble (Hydatina physis)

Observer

annaberthelsen

Date

January 6, 2023 10:13 AM NZDT

Description

A few individuals were seen at same location. Found in
Shallow subtidal on soft sediment substrate.

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Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

I think. It's a very pretty little shell.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

At first I thought it was a bivalve. Then I thought it was a limpet. Now I wonder if it's an internal shell from something like Berthella.

From a handful of beach sand at the high tide line on the island.

1mm grid

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What

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

November 2015

Description

turtle skeleton on Waipapa Beach Southland. Dead about a month. Collected all the bones. Unusual for Southland. Needs id. I think possibly Olive Ridley or Green. Not Hawksbill.

1.1.16 I have assembled the skeleton and it is definitely an Olive Rodley

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What

Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

Observer

watergirl_amy

Date

April 3, 2023 02:26 PM NZST

Description

Sunbathing on the beach at mid-tide

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What

New Zealand Octopus (Macroctopus maorum)

Observer

splish

Date

April 29, 2023 02:14 PM NZST

Description

Roughly just over a metre

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Observer

hokoonwong

Date

November 14, 2021 10:47 AM HKT

Place

Hong Kong (Google, OSM)

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Observer

shaun-lee

Date

February 21, 2016

Description

Bioluminescent Limpet

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Observer

apteryx54

Date

March 23, 2023 01:48 PM NZDT

Description

8m depth

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Observer

raewyna

Date

December 15, 2022

Description

5mm grid

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Observer

adrian2370

Date

January 19, 2023 12:17 PM AEDT

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