Tanea zelandica New Zealand Moon Snail, Necklace Shell

Tanea zelandica is commonly referred to as New Zealand Moon Snail, Necklace Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17144 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Tanea zelandica 

German:

Neuseeländische Mondschnecke 

English:

New Zealand Moon Snail, Necklace Shell 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Tanea (Genus) > zelandica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1832 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 600 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandbanks, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

3,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Tanea areolata
  Zebra Monschnecke
• Tanea euzona
• Tanea hollmanni
• Tanea lineata
• Tanea magnifluctuata
• Tanea mozaica
• Tanea sagittata
• Tanea tabularis
• Tanea tenuipicta
• Tanea tosaensis
• 
  Tanea undulata
  Gebänderte-Mondschnecke
• 
  Tanea zelandica
  Neuseeländische Mondschnecke
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-14 13:50:30 

Last edit:

2025-01-14 14:00:36 

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