Tanea zelandica

Tanea zelandica, common name the necklace shell or the New Zealand moon snail, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.[1]

A shell of Tanea zelandica basal view

Tanea zelandica
A shell of Tanea zelandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Tanea
Species:
T. zelandica
Binomial name
Tanea zelandica
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica souleyetiana Récluz, 1850
  • Natica zelandica Quoy and Gaimard, 1832

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm

Distribution

This marine species is found along New Zealand.

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Tanea zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571602 on 2011-05-08
  • Kabat A.R., Finet Y. & Way K. (1997) Catalogue of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) described by C.A. Récluz, including the location of the type specimens. Apex 12(1): 15-26.
  • Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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