Tonna galea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tonnoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Caenogastropoda Ordo: Littorinimorpha Superfamilia: Tonnoidea

Familia: Tonnidae
Genus: Tonna
Species: Tonna galea

Name

Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758
Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758
Cadium galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cadus galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dolium (Dolium) galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dolium (Dolium) galea antillarum (Mörch, 1877)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. brasiliana (Mörch, 1877)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. epidermata (de Gregorio, 1884)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. spirintrorsum (de Gregorio, 1884)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. tardina (de Gregorio, 1884)
Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877
Dolium antillarum var. brasiliana Mörch, 1877
Dolium epidermata (de Gregorio, 1884)
Dolium galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dolium galea var. epidermata de Gregorio, 1884
Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum de Gregorio, 1884
Dolium galea var. tardina de Gregorio, 1884
Dolium modjokasriense Martin, 1899
Dolium tardina (de Gregorio, 1884)
Dolium tenue Menke, 1830
Tonna (Tonna) galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tonna (Tonna) galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877)
Tonna (Tonna) galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001
Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877)
Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Abbott, R.T. 1954: American Seashells. D. Van Nostrand Company Inc. New York. xiv + 541 p.
Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) 1984: Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 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.
Alyakrinskaya, I.O 2002: Morphofunctional Properties of Nutrition of Certain Predatory Gastropods. Biology Bulletin. ISSN 1062-3590. 29 (6).
Linnaeus, C. 1758: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata, 824 p. (2 vol.). Laurentius Salvius. Holmiae. page(s): 734.
MacDonald & Co. 1979: The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
Macsotay, O. & Campos, R 2001: Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita. Editora Rivolta. Valencia. 280p. ISBN 980-328-808-3
Rolán E. 2005: Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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.
Warmke, G.L. & Abbott, R.T. 1961: Caribbean Seashells. Livingston Publishing Company. Narbeth. Pennsylvania.
Welch, J.J. 2010: "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776

External links

Tonna galea in the World Register of Marine Species
Tonna galea – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
SeaLifeBase site: Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) giant tun

Vernacular names

bosanski: Puž bačvaš
Deutsch: Große Tonnenschnecke
Ελληνικά: Κοχύλα, Μπουρού, Μπουχόνα
English: Giant Ton Shell
español: Caracola tonel
français: Tonne cannelée, Dolium géant
italiano: Elmo
português: Búzio
中文: 栗色鶉螺

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