Tanea areolata

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

Tanea areolata
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T. areolata
Binomial name
Tanea areolata
(Recluz, 1844)
Synonyms

Natica areolata Récluz, 1844 (basionym)

Description

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

Distribution

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

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


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