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Tonna Brünnich, 1771

Gualtieri, 1742 plate 42, fig. A
Gualtieri, 1742 plate 42, fig. A

138557  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138557)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Tonnidae (Family)
  9. Tonna (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Cadium Link, 1807 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Cadus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium (Dolium) Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (Recombination as subgenus)
Foratidolium Rovereto, 1899 · unaccepted ((Replacement name for Perdix...)  
(Replacement name for Perdix Montfort, 1810 (non Brisson, 1760)
Macgillivrayia Forbes, 1852 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Parvitonna Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Perdix Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Perdix...)  
Invalid: junior homonym of Perdix Brisson, 1760 [Aves]; Foratidolium Rovereto, 1899 is a replacement name
Tonna (Cadus) Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tonna (Tonna) Brünnich, 1771 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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  1. Species Tonna alanbeui Vos, 2005
  2. Species Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817)
  3. Species Tonna ampullacea (R. A. Philippi, 1845)
  4. Species Tonna berthae Vos, 2005
  5. Species Tonna boucheti Vos, 2005
  6. Species Tonna bozzettii T. Cossignani, 2021
  7. Species Tonna canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  8. Species Tonna chinensis (Dillwyn, 1817)
  9. Species Tonna cumingii (Reeve, 1849)
  10. Species Tonna deshayesii (Reeve, 1849)
  11. Species Tonna dolium (Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Species Tonna dunkeri (Hanley, 1860)
  13. Species Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  14. Species Tonna hawaiiensis Vos, 2007
  15. Species Tonna lischkeana (Küster, 1857)
  16. Species Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857)
  17. Species Tonna melanostoma (J. C. Jay, 1839)
  18. Species Tonna morrisoni Vos, 2005
  19. Species Tonna oentoengi Vos, 2005
  20. Species Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1853)
  21. Species Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Tonna poppei Vos, 2005
  23. Species Tonna rosemaryae Vos, 1999
  24. Species Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778)
  25. Species Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860)
  26. Species Tonna tenebrosa (Hanley, 1860)
  27. Species Tonna tessellata (Lamarck, 1816)
  28. Species Tonna tetracotula Hedley, 1919
  29. Species Tonna variegata (Lamarck, 1822)
  30. Species Tonna zonata (Green, 1830)
  31. Subgenus Tonna (Cadus) Röding, 1798 accepted as Tonna Brünnich, 1771 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Tonna (Cadus) maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1853)
  32. Subgenus Tonna (Eudolium) Dall, 1889 accepted as Eudolium Dall, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Tonna (Eudolium) aulacodes (Tomlin, 1927) accepted as Oocorys sulcata P. Fischer, 1884 (Recombination of synonym)
    2. Species Tonna (Eudolium) crosseana (Monterosato, 1869) accepted as Eudolium crosseanum (Monterosato, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Tonna (Eudolium) perselecta (Iredale, 1931) accepted as Tonna cumingii (Reeve, 1849) (Recombination of synonym)
    4. Species Tonna (Eudolium) pyriformis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) accepted as Eudolium crosseanum (Monterosato, 1869) (Recombined synonym)
    5. Species Tonna (Eudolium) solidior (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906) accepted as Eudolium bairdii (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1881) (Recombined synonym)
    6. Species Tonna (Eudolium) thompsoni (McGinty, 1955) accepted as Eudolium crosseanum (Monterosato, 1869) (Recombined synonym)
    7. Species Tonna (Eudolium) verrillii (Dall, 1889) accepted as Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Subgenus Tonna (Malea) Valenciennes, 1832 accepted as Malea Valenciennes, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Tonna (Malea) densecostata Rutsch, 1934 † accepted as Malea densecostata (Rutsch, 1934) †
    2. Species Tonna (Malea) pomum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Malea pomum (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded combination)
    3. Species Tonna (Malea) ringens (Swainson, 1822) accepted as Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822) (Recombination)
  34. Subgenus Tonna (Tonna) Brünnich, 1771 accepted as Tonna Brünnich, 1771 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Tonna (Tonna) ampullacea (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Tonna ampullacea (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Tonna (Tonna) canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tonna canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
    3. Species Tonna (Tonna) cepa (Röding, 1798) accepted as Tonna canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination of synonym)
    4. Species Tonna (Tonna) cerevisina Hedley, 1919 accepted as Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860) (junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Tonna (Tonna) chinensis (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Tonna chinensis (Dillwyn, 1817) (Recombination)
    6. Species Tonna (Tonna) costata (Menke, 1828) accepted as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Tonna (Tonna) cumingii (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Tonna cumingii (Reeve, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Tonna (Tonna) deshayesii (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Tonna deshayesii (Reeve, 1849) (Recombination)
    9. Species Tonna (Tonna) dolium (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tonna dolium (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Tonna (Tonna) dunkeri (Hanley, 1860) accepted as Tonna dunkeri (Hanley, 1860) (Recombination)
    11. Species Tonna (Tonna) fasciata (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778)
    12. Species Tonna (Tonna) favannii (Hanley, 1860) accepted as Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857) (Recombination of synonym)
    13. Species Tonna (Tonna) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
    14. Species Tonna (Tonna) hochstetteri (K. Martin, 1879) † accepted as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    15. Species Tonna (Tonna) lischkeana (Küster, 1857) accepted as Tonna lischkeana (Küster, 1857) (superseded combination)
    16. Species Tonna (Tonna) luteostoma (Küster, 1857) accepted as Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857) (superseded combination)
    17. Species Tonna (Tonna) maculata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tonna dolium (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination of synonym)
    18. Species Tonna (Tonna) maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1853) (Recombination of synonym)
    19. Species Tonna (Tonna) maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1938 accepted as Tonna cumingii (Reeve, 1849) (junior subjective synonym)
    20. Species Tonna (Tonna) marginata (Philippi, 1845) accepted as Dolium marginatum Philippi, 1845
    21. Species Tonna (Tonna) melanostoma (J. C. Jay, 1839) accepted as Tonna melanostoma (J. C. Jay, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    22. Species Tonna (Tonna) perdix (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
    23. Species Tonna (Tonna) schepmani (Bayer, 1937) accepted as Tonna chinensis (Dillwyn, 1817) (Recombination of synonym)
    24. Species Tonna (Tonna) tessellata (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Tonna tessellata (Lamarck, 1816) (Recombination)
    25. Species Tonna (Tonna) testardi (Montrouzier, 1863) accepted as Tonna cumingii (Reeve, 1849) (junior subjective synonym)
    26. Species Tonna (Tonna) tetracotula Hedley, 1919 accepted as Tonna tetracotula Hedley, 1919 (superseded combination)
    27. Species Tonna (Tonna) varicosa (Preston, 1910) accepted as Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    28. Species Tonna (Tonna) variegata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tonna variegata (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    29. Species Tonna (Tonna) zonata (Green, 1830) accepted as Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) (Recombination)
  35. Species Tonna cepa (Röding, 1798) accepted as Tonna canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination of synonym)
  36. Species Tonna cerevisina Hedley, 1919 accepted as Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Species Tonna costata (Menke, 1828) accepted as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Tonna fasciata (Bruguière, 1789) accepted as Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778)
  39. Species Tonna favannii (Hanley, 1860) accepted as Tonna luteostoma (Küster, 1857) (junior subjective synonym)
  40. Species Tonna fimbriata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1827) accepted as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) (Recombination)
  41. Species Tonna hardyi Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 accepted as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) (Synonym)
  42. Species Tonna haurakiensis Hedley, 1919 accepted as Tonna tankervillii (Hanley, 1860) (junior subjective synonym)
  43. Species Tonna maculata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tonna tessellata (Lamarck, 1816) (Recombination of synonym)
  44. Species Tonna maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1853) (Recombination of synonym)
  45. Species Tonna maoria A. W. B. Powell, 1938 accepted as Tonna cumingii (Reeve, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  46. Species Tonna marginata (Philippi, 1845) accepted as Dolium marginatum Philippi, 1845
  47. Species Tonna niasensis Wissema, 1947 † accepted as Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778) (Synonym)
  48. Species Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined synonym)
  49. Species Tonna parvula (Tapparone Canefri, 1878) accepted as Tonna tessellata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Tonna planicostata Dodge, 1956 accepted as Tonna canaliculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Species Tonna pyriformis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) accepted as Eudolium crosseanum (Monterosato, 1869) (Recombination of synonym)
marine
Brünnich, M.T. (1771–1772). <i>Zoologiae fundamenta praelectionibus Academicis accomodata</i>. Hafniae et Lipsiae. 253 [+ 1] pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29565699
page(s): 248 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tonna Brünnich, 1771. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138557 on 2025-07-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2006-03-20 08:13:00Z
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Wambiji, Nina
2011-04-03 06:48:38Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2020-04-08 20:37:59Z
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Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Brünnich, M.T. (1771–1772). <i>Zoologiae fundamenta praelectionibus Academicis accomodata</i>. Hafniae et Lipsiae. 253 [+ 1] pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29565699
page(s): 248 [details] 

original description (of Dolium Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 79 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cadus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): p. 150. [details] 

original description (of Cadium Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 113 [details] 

original description (of Parvitonna Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 216 [details] 

original description (of Perdix Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details] 

original description (of Foratidolium Rovereto, 1899) Rovereto G. (1899). Prime ricerche sinonimiche sui generi dei Gasteropodi. <i>Atti della Società Ligustica di Scienze Naturale e Geografiche, Genova 10</i>: 101-110 [details] 

original description (of Macgillivrayia Forbes, 1852) Forbes, E. (1852). On the Mollusca collected by Mr MacGillivray during the voyage of the Rattlesnake. <em>In: MacGillivray J. (ed.). Narrative of the voyage of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, during the years 1846-1850, volume 2 . London: T. & W. Boone. 395 pp.</em> Pp. 360-386, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38053940
page(s): 383 [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Vos, C. (2012) Overview of the Tonnidae (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) in Chinese waters. Shell Discoveries 1(1); pp. 12-22; Pls. 1-9
page(s): 12 [details] 

ecology source Vos, C. (2013). Overview of the Tonnidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Chinese waters. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 52(1-2): 22-53, pls. 1-9.
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Vos, C. (2007) A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls, Conchbooks, Germany
page(s): 32 [details] 

additional source Beu, A. G. (2005) Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 130, p. 1-186, pp. 166, figs. 327
page(s): 115 [details] 

 
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Japanese ヤツシロガイ属  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dolium) (from synonym Dolium Lamarck, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Perdix) (from synonym Perdix Montfort, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tonna) 
To Genbank 
To NHMUK collection (Tonna Brünnich, 1771; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6767818) 
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