Skip to main content

Kōrero: Coastal shoreline

Violet snail shells

Image
Violet snail shells

Another arrival on storm-swept shores are the semi-translucent shells of the ocean-going violet snail Janthina. This carnivorous creature drifts upside down amongst the plankton, feeding on jellyfish and Portuguese men-of-war.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Melanie Lovell-Smith

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Maggy Wassilieff, Coastal shoreline – Sandy beaches – lower shore, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4840/violet-snail-shells (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.