Tanea zelandica
| Tanea zelandica | |
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| A shell of Tanea zelandica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Tanea |
| Species: | T. zelandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanea zelandica (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]
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A shell of Tanea zelandica basal view
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm
Distribution
This marine species is found along New Zealand.
External links
References
- 1 2 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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