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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: NATICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Naticinae (Subfamily)
> Tanea (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Cochlis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
=Natica souleyetiana Récluz, 1850
=Natica zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Images: Tanea zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
22 metres, from the western Bay of Plenty, NZ. 25mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: NATICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Naticinae (Subfamily)
> Tanea (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Cochlis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
=Natica souleyetiana Récluz, 1850
=Natica zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Details: Tanea zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Size/Grows to:
Height 35mm, Width 32mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Bounty and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank, from 0-640m
Notes:
Necklace Shell, Moon Snail, Marine, Native - Endemic
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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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