Tonna luteostoma

Tonna luteostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Tonnidae
Genus: Tonna
Species:
T. luteostoma
Binomial name
Tonna luteostoma
(Küster, 1857)
Synonyms

Dolium luteostomum Küster, 1857

Tonna luteostoma is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun snails or tun shells. The species typically grows to a height of 100mm, width 85mm.[1]

Taxonomy

The accepted name Tonna luteostoma was proposed by Küster in 1857.[2][3]

Distribution

Tonna luteostoma can be found across Japan, where they are common.[1] From 1976, the species began to appear in New Zealand waters, specifically in the Far North Aupourian geographical range.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "NZ Mollusca - Tonna luteostoma". www.mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ Küster, Heinrich Carl; Küster, Heinrich Carl; Chemnitz, Johann Hieronymus; Martini, Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm (1857). Die Gattungen Cassis, Cassidaria, Oniscia, Dolium, Eburna und Harpa. Vol. Bd.3:Abt.1B (1857). Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer und Raspe (Julius Merz).
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ Powell, A. W. B. (1976). "On the Considerable Influx of Warm Water Molluscs that Have Invaded Northern New Zealand Waters within Recent Years". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 13: 141–166. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906241. Wikidata Q58677036.

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