Tonna berthae
| Tonna berthae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Tonnidae |
| Genus: | Tonna |
| Species: | T. berthae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tonna berthae Vos, 2005[1] | |
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.[1]
Shell description
The shell height is up to about 90 mm.[1]
References
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
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