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Snail, Brown Top

Coelotrochus tiaratus

Mitimiti

Invertebrate

Mollusca

Gastropoda

Trochidae


Feeding:
Grazer Feeder
Grazer Feeder
Distribution:
New Zealand
New Zealand
Edibility:
Unknown Edibility
Unknown Edibility
Size:
Coin Sized
Coin Sized



This beaded shell has a flat base with a deep depression in the centre and a pyramidal cross section. The shell is cream and the beads are reddish brown.


On the edge of the low tide zone amongst kelp holdfasts.


A grazer of microalgae and seaweeds.


Can be found both on rocky or soft shores.



Photo Credit: Rod Morris. Photos available from www.rodmorris.co.nz