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]

Tanea zelandica
A shell of Tanea zelandica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tanea
Species:
T. zelandica
Binomial name
Tanea zelandica
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cochlis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Natica souleyetiana Récluz, 1850
  • Natica zelandica Quoy and Gaimard, 1832
A shell of Tanea zelandica basal view

Description

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

Distribution

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This marine species is found along New Zealand.

References

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  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
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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