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Tonna rosemaryae C.G. Vos, 1999

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Littorinimorpha »  family Tonnidae - Tun Shells »  genus Tonna

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Tonna rosemaryae

Author: Vos, C.

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Description

Tonna rosemaryae Vos, 1999 coll. C. Vos ref. TT143 " Kaoshiung, Taiwan, 1995, at 100 metres.", 97mm. General shape broadly shouldered and spherical. Spiral sculpture of broad rounded primary cords which are more widely spaced on the upper half of the whorl and closer together on the lower half. Secondary threads can occur in the interspaces. Most striking feature is the yellowish orange inner colour of the aperture. Lip sharp in growth phase, and only slightly thickened in the rest phase.
Vos, C. (2013) Overview of the Tonnidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Chinese waters.
Author: Jan Delsing

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Tonna berthae C.G. Vos, 2005

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Tonna rosemaryae Vos, 1999]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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