Tanea zelandica facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tanea zelandica |
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| A shell of Tanea zelandica | |
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
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Naticoidea
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Naticidae
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Tanea
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T. zelandica
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| Tanea zelandica (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832)
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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.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm
Distribution
This marine species is found along New Zealand.
See also
In Spanish: Tanea zelandica para niños
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