Giant Tun
Tonna galea
Also known as: Giant Tun Shell, Helmet Tun, Oily Tun, Tun Shell, Tonna olearium
- Giant Tun Shell
- Helmet Tun
- Oily Tun
- Tun Shell
- Tonna olearium
Overview
Found nocturnally, over mud and sandy bottoms of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on sea cucumbers.
These are a small family, their large shells have a distinct spiral.
They feed on sea cucumbers by sucking the food in with their large proboscis.
These large animals are able to burrow themselves completely in sand to escape predators.
How to identify
- Body shape
- shells
- Behaviour
- buries in sandburrowingnocturnal
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean
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Found nocturnally, over mud and sandy bottoms of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- orderLittorinimorpha
- familyTonnidae
- genusTonna
- speciesTonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase
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