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WHEEL SHELL
(Zethalia zelandica).
A small, flattened, solidly-built shell with a radiate pattern of dark reddish-brown. This fish lives at and below low tide on ocean beaches and often occurs in swarming masses. It is particularly abundant on the beaches south of Whangarei Heads.
by Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum.