Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 Length 55mm, Width 35mm Marine, Occasionally found around offshore Islands around Northland. Very rarely seen on the mainland Indo-Pacific, from Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia and Northland to Poor Knights Islands, down to about 25 metres KA
Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Cowrie, Marine Kermadec Islands K
Key to Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species.
They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island