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Zebra Top Periwinkle
Austrocochlea porcata
-33.4581, 151.441
Field Notes
Description:
The Zebra Top is a periwinkle, a marine gastropod. This fellow was making his way back to the rock pools as the tide receded. The late afternoon light highlights the trail left behind in the sand. NB: The appearance of legs in these photos is an illusion. This is not a crab, but a snail. The apparent legs are merely the distorted reflection of the pine trees further up the beach. Pretty cool eh?
Habitat:
Ocean rock pools at North Avoca Beach.
Notes:
Beautifully crystal-clear seawater on the now receding tide.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 3, 2013
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