Tonna boucheti
| Tonna boucheti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Tonnidae |
| Genus: | Tonna |
| Species: | T. boucheti |
| Binomial name | |
| Tonna boucheti Vos, 2005[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Tonna chinensis Zhang & Ma, 2004 | |
Tonna boucheti is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 81 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan.
References
- ↑ Vos. 2005. Visaya 1(5) : 45-62. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- 1 2 Tonna boucheti Vos, 2005. WoRMS (2009). Tonna boucheti Vos, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389447 on 26 April 2011.
- Vos C. (2005) Notes on Tonnidae of the T. variegata complex and T. chinensis complex, with descriptions of four new species (Gastropoda: Tonnidae). Visaya 1(5): 45-62. [November 2005] page(s): 50
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