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.

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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