Tonna morrisoni

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Tonna morrisoni
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Shell of Tonna morrisoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Tonnidae
Genus: Tonna
Species:
T. morrisoni
Binomial name
Tonna morrisoni
Vos, 2005 [1]

Tonna morrisoni is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 90 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar.

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References

  1. Vos. 2005. Visaya 1(5) : 45-62. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. Tonna morrisoni Vos, 2005 . Vos, C. (2009). Tonna morrisoni Vos, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389448 on 9 July 2010 .