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Tanea zelandica

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica zelandica was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; New Zealand.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Tanea.

It was recombined as Tanea zelandica by Majima (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. praeconsors, T. socia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Natica zelandica Quoy and Gaimard
1989Tanea zelandica Majima p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
genusTaneaMarwick 1931
specieszelandica(Quoy and Gaimard 1832)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tanea zelandica Quoy and Gaimard 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Castlecliffian or 0.77400 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Tanea zelandica (178189)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) Tanea zelandica (94818)