WHATSTHATFISH
Sea slugs & snails

Partridge Tun

Tonna perdix

Also known as: Pacific Partridge Tun, Pacific Partridge Tun Shell, Tun Shell, Tun Snail

Adult
@fishx6 · Keleti Beach, Tonga · September 20111 / 4
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Overview

Found over fine sandy bottoms, on reef flats, of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on Holothurian 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.

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How to identify

Pattern
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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found over fine sandy bottoms, on reef flats, of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 4

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Discussion 1

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  • Amy· 7 Oct 2013

    Saw one in Shark's Cove, Oahu, Hawaii

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLittorinimorpha
  5. familyTonnidae
  6. genusTonna
  7. speciesTonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)

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More in the family

Littorinimorpha