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Giant Tun

Tonna galea

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Blogie
Blogie 11 years ago
Giant Tun
Tonna galea Giant Tun (Tonna galea)


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3 Comments

rafpicardal
rafpicardal 11 years ago

Sorry but this shell is not a Tun shell, it is a Moon shell/snail from the family of Naticidae.. And this one is

Natica stellata, (Hedley, C., 1913).

Often confused to the juvenile of Tun shells due to its live animal that is much larger than the shell.

Blogie
Blogie 11 years ago

My pleasure, Kathrin. I hope you'll submit this to the Mollusca mission. Here's the link: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1214...

KathrinHachenberg
KathrinHachenberg 11 years ago

Thanks Blogie!

KathrinHachenberg
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KathrinHachenberg

Romblon, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 19, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012

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