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Zebra Top Periwinkle

Austrocochlea porcata

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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Neil Ross
Spotted by
Neil Ross

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jul 27, 2013
Submitted on Aug 3, 2013

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