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| ordo = [[Neotaenioglossa]] |
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| familia = [[Tonnidae]] |
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| genus = [[Tonna (genus)|Tonna]] |
| genus = ''[[Tonna (genus)|Tonna]]'' |
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| species = '''''T. perdix''''' |
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| binomial = ''Tonna perdix'' |
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==References== |
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* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A W B]], William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]], William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
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| Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Tonna perdix 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 the Indo-Pacific oceans.
Shell description
The shell height is up to 200 mm.
Description of soft parts
The mantle of the living animal is dark brown, with random radial streaks of white.
Life habits
This large snail emerges from sand at night to search for its prey, holothurians. Empty shells are commonly inhabited by hermit crabs
References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1