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New Zealand Moonsnail

Tanea zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard 1832)

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Tanea zelandica (New Zealand Moonsnail) is a species of snails in the family moon snails. They are native to New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. They are surficial modifiers. They are carnivores. Individuals can grow to 15 mm. They have sexual reproduction. They are burrowers.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of New Zealand moonsnail. View this species on GBIF