Tectonatica tecta
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tectonatica tecta, common name the mottled necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
| Tectonatica tecta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Tectonatica |
| Species: | T. tecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tectonatica tecta (Anton, 1838) | |
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Description
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Namibia; off the south and west coast of South Africa; in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and Madagascar.
References
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