Tectonatica tecta
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- Natica alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
- Natica aureozona Tomlin, 1921
- Natica genuana Reeve, 1855
- Natica imperforata Gray, 1839
- Natica stimpsoni Bartsch, 1915
- Natica tecta Anton, 1838 (original combination)
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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.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
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.