Tonnidae – Tonninae: Tonna variegata (Lamarck, 1822) (‘variegated tun-shell’)
Synonym(s): variegata Lamarck, 1822.
Typical shell-length 200 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on sand and mud. Native. Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA); 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
