''Tanea'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod molluscs in the subfamily

Naticinae The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naticinae Guilding, 1834. Accessed through: World Regis ...

( of the

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Naticidae 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 moon snails or necklace shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tanea Marwick, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204314 on 2022-08-14

Species

Species within the genus ''Tanea'' include: * '' Tanea albifasciata'' (X. Liu, 1977) * '' Tanea aerolata'' (Récluz, 1844) * † '' Tanea consortis'' (Finlay, 1924) * † '' Tanea hamiltonensis'' (Tenison Woods, 1879) * ''

Tanea hilaris ''Tanea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tanea Marwick, 1931. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (G.B.Sowerby III, 1914) * ''

Tanea hollmanni ''Tanea hollmanni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Naticidae. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of th ...

'' Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 * † '' Tanea inexpectata'' (Finlay, 1924) *'' Tanea lineata'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Tanea magnifluctuata'' (Kuroda, 1961) * '' Tanea mozaica'' (Sowerby, 1833) * '' Tanea pavimentum'' (Récluz, 1844) * '' Tanea picta'' (Récluz, 1844) * † '' Tanea pittensis'' (Marwick, 1928) * † '' Tanea praeconsors'' (Finlay, 1924) * ''

Tanea sagittata ''Tanea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tanea Marwick, 1931. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Menke, 1843) * '' Tanea shoichiroi'' (Kuroda, 1961) * † '' Tanea sublata'' (Marwick, 1924) * '' Tanea tabularis'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''

Tanea tenuipicta ''Tanea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or o ...

'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''

Tanea tosaensis ''Tanea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tanea Marwick, 1931. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Kuroda, 1961) * '' Tanea undulata'' (Röding, P.F., 1798) * ''

Tanea zelandica ''Tanea zelandica'', common name the necklace shell or the New Zealand moon snail, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.Bouchet, P. (2011). Tanea ...

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, 1832 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Tanea acinonyx'' (March-Marchad, 1956) : synonym of ''

Natica acinonyx ''Natica acinonyx'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Ango ...

'' Marche-Marchad, 1957 * ''Tanea euzona'' (Récluz, 1844): synonym of '' Tanea undulata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Tanea euzona magnifluctuata'' (Kuroda, 1961): synonym of '' Tanea magnifluctuata'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''Tanea lemniscata'' (Philippi, 1853 in 1849-53): synonym of ''

Natica marochiensis ''Natica marochiensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution This marine species has a wide distribution. It can be found at the following locations: * Mediterr ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Tanea luculenta'' Iredale, 1929: synonym of ''

Natica luculenta ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scopo ...

'' Iredale, 1929 * ''Tanea pluvialis'' Kurono, 1999: synonym of '' Natica pluvialis'' (Kurono, 1999) * † ''Tanea socia'' (Finlay, 1927): synonym of † '' Tanea consortis'' (Finlay, 1924)

Gallery

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of ''

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References

* Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls. * Powell A. W. B. (1979), ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand * Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls. Naticidae {{Naticidae-stub