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Story: Shellfish

All images and media

From page 1 - The mollusc family

New Zealand shells

New Zealand shells

Octopus

Lizzie Limpet

Shellfish classes

Shellfish classes

From page 2 - Sea snails

Cat’s eye in shell

Cat’s eye in shell

Sea snail’s radula

Sea snail’s radula

Pāua diver

Whelk

From page 3 - Sea slugs

Tambja verconis

Tambja verconis

Sea-slug eggs

Jason’s nudibranch

Jason’s nudibranch

Sea hare

Sea hare (1st of 2)

Sea hare eggs

Sea hare eggs (2nd of 2)

From page 4 - Bivalve molluscs

Edible bivalves

Edible bivalves

Pacific oyster

Toheroa

Mussel beard

Scallop

From page 5 - Dredge oysters

Oyster spat

Canned oysters

From page 6 - Chitons, tusk shells and rare classes

Snakeskin chiton

Snakeskin chiton

Butterfly chiton

Butterfly chiton

Tusk-shell necklace

Tusk-shell necklace (1st of 2)

Close-up of a tusk shell necklace

Close-up of a tusk shell necklace (2nd of 2)

Micropilina rakiura

Micropilina rakiura

Aplacophoran mollusc

Aplacophoran mollusc

From page 7 - Food and other uses

Shellfish traditionally eaten by Māori

Shellfish traditionally eaten by Māori

Shelling toheroa

Shelling toheroa

Shellfish hook

A shell trumpet

A shell trumpet

From page 8 - Shell collecting

Circular saw shell

Circular saw shell

Shell decoration

Shell decoration

How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/shellfish/media (accessed 2 February 2023)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 12 Jun 2006