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Zebra Moon Snail - Tanea undulata This is a juvenile Zebra Moon Snail - Tanea undulata, still small in size, shell around 4 cm.<br />
The shell has distinctive lines giving its name, Zebra.<br />
They are nocturnal, only coming out at night to feed and buries themselves into the sand during day time. Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Moon Snail,Philippines,Snail,Tanea undulata,Winter,Zebra Moon Snail Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Zebra Moon Snail - Tanea undulata

This is a juvenile Zebra Moon Snail - Tanea undulata, still small in size, shell around 4 cm.
The shell has distinctive lines giving its name, Zebra.
They are nocturnal, only coming out at night to feed and buries themselves into the sand during day time.

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''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.

Similar species: Littorinimorpha
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 16, 2017. Captured Mar 1, 2014 19:52 in Majuben Barangay Rd 1, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/4.9
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 37.1mm