Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Naticidae Scientific name Tanea areolata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Naticoidea Genus Tanea Rank Species | |
Similar Tectonatica violacea, Notocochlis gualteriana, Tanea undulata, Tanea | ||
Tanea areolata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
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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
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