Tonnidae – Tonninae: Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860) (‘Tankervilles tun-shell’)
Synonym(s): cerevisinaHedley, 1919.
Typical shell-length 200 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on sand and mud. Native. Occurs in eastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS); also New Zealand.
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Tonnidae
Genus: Tonna
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Tonnidae
Genus: Tonna
Localities for Tonna variegata
Beached shell found 2020 near St Helens