Barnea similis (Gray, 1835) Length 102mm, Height 35mm Rock Borer, Marine, Native - Endemic North Island, far northern and eastern South Island, Stewart and Chatham Islands. Intertidal and immediate sublittoral, boring into soft rock ACFM
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