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Story: Shellfish

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. The mollusc family

  3. Sea snails

  4. Sea slugs

  5. Bivalve molluscs

  6. Dredge oysters

  7. Chitons, tusk shells and rare classes

  8. Food and other uses

  9. Shell collecting

  10. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - The mollusc family

New Zealand shells

New Zealand shells

Octopus

Octopus

Lizzie Limpet

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

Pāua diver

Whelk

Whelk

From page 3 - Sea slugs

Tambja verconis

Tambja verconis

Sea-slug eggs

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

Pacific oyster

Toheroa

Toheroa

Mussel beard

Mussel beard

Scallop

Scallop

From page 5 - Dredge oysters

Oyster spat

Oyster spat

Canned oysters

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

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

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