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Tanea zelandica

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Tanea zelandica
A shell of Tanea zelandica
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T. zelandica
Binomial name
Tanea zelandica
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica souleyetiana Récluz, 1850
  • Natica zelandica Quoy and Gaimard, 1832

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

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species is found along New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ a b 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