''Tonna'' is a

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s in the family Tonnidae, the tun or cask shells. WoRMS (2010). Tonna Brunnich, 1771. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138557 on 2011-02-23

Description

The thin shell is ventricose, inflated, generally globular, rarely oblong and encircled with ribs. The

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is short. The outer lip is crenulated and sometimes denticulated throughout its whole length. The oblong

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is very large and emarginated inferiorly. The columella is channeled. There is no operculum. The animal is very large, so as scarcely to be contained within its shell. The head is broad, swollen before, supporting two long, slender, obtuse, distant tentacles, dilated towards the base, where the eyes are situated. The mouth is large, muscular, strong and retractile. The respiratory tube is pretty stout. Its cavity is capacious, entirely open, provided with two branchiae placed on the left side, the larger of which, describes a pretty large semicircle. The trunk is cylindrical, very much developed, flexible, capable of being turned in every direction at the will of the animal, and of elongating itself in a remarkable manner. It is furnished internally with several rows of hooks. The foot is ovate, large, fleshy, bordering all parts of the shell. It is rounded, widened, lobed and dilated before, with a horizontal furrow. The posterior extremity has no trace of an. operculum. The generative organ of the male is very retractile. Kiener (1840). General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers; Boston :W.D. Ticknor,1837
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The genus ''Tonna'' comprehends a small number of species, some of which attain so remarkable a growth, that they are sometimes as large as a man's head. In fact the general appearance of the shell, of an inflated, thick-set form, calls up the image of a ''tun'', whence is derived its generic name. Thus, the characters which make up these species are a form more or less inflated, girdled, and very globular. The spire is much shorter than the

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. This causes the size of the

, which almost always occupies two thirds of the length of the shell. The animals of the tuns are in general strongly colored, and painted with different tints which form bands and spottings upon their entire exterior.

Distribution

This marine species is cosmopolitan.

Species

Species within the genus ''Tonna'' include: * ''

Tonna alanbeui ''Tonna alanbeui'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae The Tonnidae are a family (biology), family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine invertebrates ...

'' Vos, 2005 * '' Tonna allium'' ( Dillwyn, 1817) * ''

Tonna ampullacea ''Tonna ampullacea'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' (

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, 1845) * ''

Tonna berthae ''Tonna berthae'' is a species of large sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Distribution This species is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Afric ...

'' Vos, 2005 * ''

Tonna boucheti ''Tonna boucheti'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Description The size of an adult shell varies between . Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan ...

'' Vos, 2005 * ''

Tonna bozzettii Tonna may refer to: *Tonna, Neath, a village in Wales, part of the county borough Neath Port Talbot **Tonna RFC, a rugby union team from Tonna * ''Tonna'' (gastropod), a genus of marine snails * Tonna, Germany, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany ...

'' T. Cossignani, 2021 * ''

Tonna canaliculata ''Tonna canaliculata'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae The Tonnidae are a family (biology), family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine inverteb ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

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) * ''

Tonna chinensis ''Tonna chinensis'', common name : the China tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae The Tonnidae are a family (biology), family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. ...

'' Dillwyn, 1817 * ''

Tonna cumingii ''Tonna cumingi'', common name Cuming's tun, is a species of very large sea snail, a tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tuns.Vos, C.; Marshall, B. (2015). Tonna cumingii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: ...

'' (Hanley in Reeve, 1849) * ''

Tonna deshayesii ''Tonna deshayesii'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae The Tonnidae are a family (biology), family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine invertebrat ...

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, 1849) * ''

Tonna dolium ''Tonna dolium'', common name the spotted tun, is a species of large sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.Vos, C. (2009). Tonna dolium. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) * '' Tonna dunkeri'' (

Hanley Hanley is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Tunstall and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. Hanley is the ''de facto'' city centre, having long been the ...

, 1860) * ''

Tonna galea ''Tonna galea'', commonly known as the giant tun, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae (also known as the tun shells). This very large sea snail or tun snail is found in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean as far ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) * '' Tonna hawaiiensis'' Vos, 2007 * '' Tonna lischkeana'' (Küster, 1857) * '' Tonna luteostoma'' (Küster, 1857) * ''

Tonna melanostoma ''Tonna melanostoma'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Distribution This species occurs off New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the sout ...

'' (Jay, 1839) * '' Tonna morrisoni'' Vos, 2005 * '' Tonna oentoengi'' Vos, 2005 * '' Tonna pennata'' ( Mörch, 1853) * '' Tonna perdix'' ( Linnaeus,

) * '' Tonna poppei'' Vos, 2005 * ''

Tonna rosemaryae ''Tonna rosemaryae'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' Vos, 1999 * ''

Tonna sulcosa ''Tonna sulcosa'', common name banded tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Description Shells of ''Tonna sulcosa'' usually can reach a length of , with a maximum of . These me ...

'' (Born, 1778) * ''

Tonna tankervillii ''Tonna tankervillii'' is a very large species of sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Distribution This species is found in Australia, from Torres Strait in the north, down the east coast, a ...

'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''

Tonna tenebrosa ''Tonna tenebrosa'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''

Tonna tessellata ''Tonna tessellata'', the mosaic tun, tessellate tun or maculated tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae. Description The shell of an adult ''Tonna tessellata'' can be as large as . It is a relat ...

'' ( Lamarck, 1816) * '' Tonna tetracotula'' Hedley, 1919 * ''

Tonna variegata ''Tonna variegata'', commonly known as the variegated tun, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae (also known as the tun shells).Vos, C. (2015). Tonna variegata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' ( Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Tonna zonata ''Tonna zonata'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ma ...

'' (Green, 1830) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Tonna cepa'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Tonna canaliculata'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Tonna cerevisina'' Hedley, 1919: synonym of ''Tonna tankervillii'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''Tonna chinensis'' Hinton, 1972: synonym of ''Tonna alanbeui'' (Vos, 2005) * ''Tonna chinensis'' Zhang & Ma, 2004: synonym of ''Tonna boucheti'' (Vos, 2005) * ''Tonna cimingii'' Hinton, 1974 : synonym of ''Tonna poppei'' (Vos, 2005) * ''Tonna costata'' : synonym of ''Tonna allium'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Tonna fasciata'' (Martini, 1777): synonym of ''Tonna sulcosa'' (Born, 1778) * ''Tonna fimbriata'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1827): synonym of ''Tonna allium'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Tonna hardyi'' Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 : synonym of ''Tonna allium'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Tonna haurakiensis'' (Hedley, 1919): synonym of ''Tonna tankervillii'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''Tonna maculata'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Tonna dolium'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Tonna maculosa'' (Dillwyn, 1817): synonym of '' Tonna pennata'' (Mörch, 1853) * ''Tonna maoria'' Powell, 1938 : synonym of ''Tonna cumingii'' (Hanley in Reeve, 1849) * ''Tonna marginata'' (Philippi, 1845): synonym of ''Tonna lischkeana'' (Küster, 1857) * ''Tonna niasensis'' Wissema, 1947 †: synonym of ''Tonna sulcosa'' (Born, 1778) * ''Tonna olearium'' ( Linnaeus,

): synonym of ''Tonna galea'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Tonna oentoengi'' Dharma, 2005 : synonym of ''Tonna oentoengi'' (Vos, 2005) * ''Tonna parvula'' (Tapparone Canefri, 1878): synonym of Tonna tessellata (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Tonna perdix'' Steyn & Steyn, 2002 : synonym of ''Tonna dunkeri'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''Tonna planicostat''a Dodge, 1956: synonym of ''Tonna canaliculata'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Tonna pyriformis'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914): synonym of ''

Eudolium crosseanum ''Eudolium crosseanum'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Distribution Barbados. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (s ...

'' (Monterosato, 1869) * ''Tonna variegata'' Kilburn, 1971 : synonym of ''Tonna dunkeri'' (Hanley, 1860) * ''Tonna variegata'' Suter, 1913 : synonym of ''Tonna tankervillii'' (Hanley, 1860)

References

* Rovereto, G. 1899. ''Prime ricerche sinonimiche sui generi dei gasteropodi.'' Atti della Società Ligustica de Scienze Naturali e Geografiche 10: 101-110 * Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. ''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales''. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1-109 * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Wilson, B. 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 * Rolán E., 2005.'' Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda'' * Beu, A. G. (2005) ''Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia''. Scripta Geologica 130, p. 1-186, pp. 166, figs. 327 * Vos, C. (2007). ''A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls,'' Conchbooks, Germany * Beu, A.G., Bouchet, P. & Tröndlé, J. 2012. ''Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia''. Molluscan Research 32(2): 61-120 * Vos, C. (2012) Overview of the Tonnidae (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) in Chinese waters. Shell Discoveries 1(1); pp. 12-22; Pls. 1-9 * Vos, C. (2013) Overview of the Tonnidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Chinese waters. Gloria Maris 52(1-2); pp. 22-53; Pls. 1-9

External links

Brünnich, M. & Stejneger, L. 1772. Zoologiae Fundamenta Praelectionibus Academicis Accomodata. pp. 254

Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp.

Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de 1801. ''Systeme des animaux sans vertebres, ou tableau general des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux''. Paris : Chez Deterville 432 pp.

Link, H.F. 1807. ''Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock.'' Rostock : Alders Erben.

Montfort, P.D. de 1810. Conchyliologie Systematique, et Classification Methodique des Coquilles. Paris : F. Schoell Vol. 2 676 + 16 pp.

Iredale, T. 1931. ''Australian molluscan notes. No. 1''. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201-235, pls xxii-xxv

Forbes, E. 1852. ''On the Mollusca collected by Mr MacGillivray during the voyage of the Rattlesnake.'' pp. 360-386 in MacGillivray, J. (ed). Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. etc, during the years 1846-1850. London : Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Vol. II 395 pp.

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