Wavy moonsnail
Tanea undulata
- Usual depth15–72 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Tanea undulata, common name the necklace shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 31 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–72 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Wavy moonsnail, Zebra moon snail, Zebra moonsnail, wavy moonsnail, zebra moon snail, zebra moonsnail
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Zebramondschnecke, Zebra-Mondschnecke
- French
- Natice au trident
- Japanese
- モクメダマ
- Korean
- 장식띠줄구슬우렁이
- Thai
- หอยพระจันทร์ลายงาม
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑馬玉螺
Other scientific names: Cochlis undulata, Lunatica undulata, Natica euzona, Natica undulata, Natica zebra, Tanea euzona
Similar species
- Lined moonsnail
Tanea lineata
- Black-mouth moonsnail
Mammilla melanostoma
- Spotted Sand Shell
Notocochlis gualteriana
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 254 open-data records from 1844 to 2012.
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