''Tonna oentoengi'' is a
species of large
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Tonnidae, the tun shells.
Description
The length of the shell attains 110 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the
Arafura Sea.
References
* Vos, C. (2005b) A new species of Tonna Brünnich, 1772 (Gastropoda, Tonnidae) (Tonna oentoengi) from Indonesian and Western Australian waters. Gloria Maris 44(1-2): 18-24
* 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
External links
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Tonnidae
Gastropods described in 2005
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