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.

Tanea zelandica
A shell of Tanea zelandica
Scientific classification
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
Cochlis zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) Natica souleyetiana Récluz, 1850 Natica zelandica Quoy and Gaimard, 1832

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

• 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.

External links

• "Tanea zelandica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
• Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie
• Récluz, C. A. (1850). Description de natices nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 1: 379-402