Tectonatica tecta
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]
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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
- Bouchet, P. (2014). Tectonatica tecta (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591124 on 2015-02-02
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