Tonna berthae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Tonnidae |
Genus: | Tonna |
Species: | T. berthae |
Binomial name | |
Tonna berthae Vos, 2005 |
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.
Shell description
The shell height is up to about 90 mm.
References
- ^ Vos C. (2005). "A new species of Tonna Brünnich, 1772 (Gastropoda, Tonnidae) (Tonna berthae) from South-African waters". Gloria Maris 44(1-2): 10-17.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Tonna berthae |