Tanea areolata

Tanea areolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tanea
Species:
T. areolata
Binomial name
Tanea areolata
(Recluz, 1844)
Synonyms

Natica areolata Récluz, 1844 (basionym)

Tanea areolata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania and the Mascarene Basin; in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

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  • "Tanea areolata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2011.