Ophiactis resiliens Lyman, 1879
Phylum: Echinodermata
This is not a Mollusc. Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) have been included to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.
Classification:
Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Myophiuroidea (Subclass) > Metophiurida (Infraclass) > Ophintegrida (Superorder) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiactoidea (Superfamily) >
Ophiactidae (Family) >
Ophiactis (Genus) > resiliens (Species)
Distribution:
Throughout New Zealand down to about 210 metres, also in the Tasman Sea and southern Australia down to 520 metres
Notes:
Marine, Well camouflaged, lives in interstices of irregular rock surfaces and algae holdfasts