Tonna perdix
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| Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Tonna perdix is a very large species of sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is found in the Indo-Pacific oceans.
[edit] Shell description
The shell height is up to 200 mm.
[edit] Description of soft parts
The mantle of the living animal is dark brown, with random radial streaks of white.
[edit] Life habits
This large snail emerges from sand at night to search for its prey, holothurians. Empty shells are commonly inhabited by hermit crabs
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
