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Tonna tankervillii Beerbarrel tun, Tun Shell, Reeve's Tun

Tonna tankervillii is commonly referred to as Beerbarrel tun, Tun Shell, Reeve's Tun. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

A large Tun Shell,Tonna tankervillii with a periostracum visible, 2018


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
13103 
AphiaID:
410304 
Scientific:
Tonna tankervillii 
German:
Bierfaß-Schnecke 
English:
Beerbarrel Tun, Tun Shell, Reeve's Tun 
Category:
Ślimaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnidae (Family) > Tonna (Genus) > tankervillii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hanley, ), 1860 
Occurrence:
Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), New Zealand, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia) 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 9.84" (10cm - 25cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-06-13 20:04:33 

Info

Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860)

Tonna tankervillii is a very large species of sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.

This large snail is found in Australia, from Torres Strait in the north, down the east coast, and also on the northeast coast of New Zealand.

Preferred diet of Tonna tankervillii is the seacucumber Australostichopus mollis.

Synonymised names:
Dolium (Dolium) amphora (Philippi, 1849) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) cerevisina (Hedley, 1919) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) cerevisina var. haurakiensis (Hedley, 1919) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) variegatum var. tankervillii Hanley, 1860 (Synonym)
Dolium amphora Philippi, 1849 (Synonym)
Dolium variegatum var. tankervillii Hanley, 1860 (original combination)
Tonna (Tonna) cerevisina Hedley, 1919 (Synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) cerevisina cerevisina Hedley, 1919 (Synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) cerevisina haurakiensis Hedley, 1919 (Synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) maoria Powell, 1938 (Recombination)
Tonna cerevisina Hedley, 1919 (Synonym)
Tonna cerevisina haurakiensis Hedley, 1919 (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna cerevisina var. haurakiensis Hedley, 1919 (Synonym)
Tonna haurakiensis (Hedley, 1919) (Recombination of synonym)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Small Tun Shell.Tonna tankervillii.2018
A large Tun Shell,Tonna tankervillii with a periostracum visible, 2018

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