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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tonnidae |
| Genus: | Tonna |
| Species: | T. luteostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dolium luteostomum Küster, 1857 | |
Taxonomy edit
The accepted name Tonna luteostoma was proposed by Küster in 1857.[2][3]
Distribution edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "NZ Mollusca - Tonna luteostoma". www.mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ 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.
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1