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| Tonna cumingi (Reeve, 1849) |
Tonna cumingi is a large species of sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.
Distribution
This species is found often along the southern coasts of India and Sri Lanka. Populations of animals with similar looking shells from New Zealand and Australian waters have been assimilated to this species. Occasional records indicate a possible presence of the species in Philippine waters. Further study on this species should reveal its exact distribution. (Reference: Vos, 2007 A conchological Iconography - Family Tonnidae)
Shell description
The shell height is up to 91 mm, and width up to 66 mm.
References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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