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Tonna galea Giant Tun, Giant Pacific Tun

Tonna galea is commonly referred to as Giant Tun, Giant Pacific Tun. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5728 
AphiaID:
141687 
Scientific:
Tonna galea 
German:
Pazifische Riesenfassschnecke, Große Fassschnecke, Gewellte Faßschnecke 
English:
Giant Tun, Giant Pacific Tun 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnidae (Family) > Tonna (Genus) > galea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Suriname, Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azores, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Central Pazific, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Java, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madeira, Malta, Mexico (East Pacific), Morocco, Nicaragua, North Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, South America, South-Africa, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), The Bahamas, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 120 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
7.09" - 13.78" (18cm - 35cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins, Starfishs 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-18 19:36:55 

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Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Biggest tun snail of the Mediterranean, it feed on sea stars, sea urchins and particularly holothurian, f.e. Holothuria tubulosa und Holothuria sanctori.

The snail's saliva contains 2-4% sulfuric acid, which kills its prey.

Depth: 0 to 2.359 meters.

Synonymised names
Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cadium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cadium olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cadus galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Dolium (Dolium) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombination)
Dolium (Dolium) galea antillarum (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. epidermata (De Gregorio, 1884) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. spirintrorsum (De Gregorio, 1884) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Dolium) modjokasriense K. Martin, 1899 † · unaccepted
Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium antillarum var. brasiliana Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium epidermata De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Dolium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium galea var. epidermata De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium galea var. spirintrorsa De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (synonym)
Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium galea var. tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium galeatum Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dolium modjokasriense K. Martin, 1899 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium sagrae A. d'Orbigny, 1853 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium tenue Menke, 1830 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Malea galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Tonna (Tonna) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombination)
Tonna (Tonna) galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tonna (Tonna) galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombined synonym)

Direct children (5)
Subspecies Tonna galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Tonna galea germanai T. Cossignani, 2022
Subspecies Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001 accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Subspecies Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subspecies Tonna galea tenebrosa (Hanley, 1860) accepted as Tonna tenebrosa (Hanley, 1860) (Recombination)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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