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Snail, Tiger Top-Shell (Maurea tigris)

Scientific name:

Maurea tigris

Maori name:

Matangongore (Maurea tigris)

Other names:

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Gastropoda

Family:

Calliostomatidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Rocky Reef Subtidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Grazer Feeder

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Coin Sized

Identification:

A large, thin conical shell. Early whorls are concave in outline, but later ones are strongly concave. Shell is creamy white with reddish brown streaks.

Habitat:

Rocky substrate on semi-exposed to very exposed shores. Uncommon.

Diet:

Feeds on Hydroids and other encrusting animals.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1