| Tanea areolata | |
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Scientific 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]
The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 18 mm.
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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.
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Tanea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.
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