WoRMS taxon details
Tonna zonata (Green, 1830)
410270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410270)
accepted
Species
Dolium (Dolium) zonatum Green, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Eudolium) zonatum Green, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium crenulatum R. A. Philippi, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium zonatum Green, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tonna (Tonna) zonata (Green, 1830) · unaccepted (Recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dolium zonatum Green, 1830) Green, J. (1830). The Dolia of the United States. <em>Transactions of the Albany Institute, New York.</em> 1: 131-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45146203
page(s): 131 [details]
page(s): 131 [details]
Neotype MNHN 9508
, Type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone
Neotype MNHN 9508 [details]
type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - non-endemic) [details]
Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) was referred to as:
- Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by...
- Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by...
Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) was referred to as:
- Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.): Winckworth & Tomlin (1933:211); Dodge (1956:160-164); Kira (1959:56); Cernohorsky (1972:108); Powell (1979:162); Springsteen & Leobrera (1986:100); Zhang & Ma (2004:75); Thach (2005:92)
- Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 by Hanley (1855:238-239)
- Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) by Dharma (2005:192 & 352)
- Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) by Hinton (1974:19; 1977:26); Abbott & Dance (1982:118): Thach (2005:92)
Additional information:
Cernohorsky (1972:108) treated the species name zonatum Green, 1830 as synonym for Tonna olearium. [details]
- Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.): Winckworth & Tomlin (1933:211); Dodge (1956:160-164); Kira (1959:56); Cernohorsky (1972:108); Powell (1979:162); Springsteen & Leobrera (1986:100); Zhang & Ma (2004:75); Thach (2005:92)
- Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 by Hanley (1855:238-239)
- Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) by Dharma (2005:192 & 352)
- Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) by Hinton (1974:19; 1977:26); Abbott & Dance (1982:118): Thach (2005:92)
Additional information:
Cernohorsky (1972:108) treated the species name zonatum Green, 1830 as synonym for Tonna olearium. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tonna zonata (Green, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410270 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dolium zonatum Green, 1830) Green, J. (1830). The Dolia of the United States. <em>Transactions of the Albany Institute, New York.</em> 1: 131-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45146203
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Dolium crenulatum R. A. Philippi, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1845). Diagnoses testaceorum quorundam novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 2(10): 147-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291735
page(s): 148 [details]
basis of record 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): 66 [details]
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Dolium crenulatum R. A. Philippi, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1845). Diagnoses testaceorum quorundam novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 2(10): 147-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291735
page(s): 148 [details]
basis of record 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): 66 [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): 14 [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): 33-34 [details] Available for editors
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ecology source Vos, C. (2008) Tonnidae. <i>in</i> Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine Marine Mollusks, Volume 1: Gastropoda 1: 594-611, pls 242-250. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.
page(s): 610 [details]
page(s): 14 [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): 33-34 [details] Available for editors

ecology source Vos, C. (2008) Tonnidae. <i>in</i> Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine Marine Mollusks, Volume 1: Gastropoda 1: 594-611, pls 242-250. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.
page(s): 610 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Leung KF. & Morton B. (2000). The 1998 resurvey of the subtidal molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong, six years after dredging began and three since it ended.In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: Morton B, editor. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 553-617. [details]
additional source Cernohorsky. W. O. (1972). Marine Shells of the Pacific. Vol. II. Pacific Publications, Sydney, 411 pp.
page(s): 108; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Cernohorsky. W. O. (1972). Marine Shells of the Pacific. Vol. II. Pacific Publications, Sydney, 411 pp.
page(s): 108; note: Misapplication [details]





Neotype MNHN 9508 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diet Morton (1991:12) lists 5 species of holothuria as being part of the preferred diet of Tonna zonata (Green, 1830):Holothuria leucospilota (cfr Hughes, 1985; Morton, 1991)
Holothuria cinerascens (cfr Morton, 1991)
Holothuria fuscocinerea (cfr Morton, 1991)
Holothuria insignis (cfr Morton, 1991)
Holothuria scabra (cfr Morton, 1991) [details]
Specimen Neotype designated from MNHN collection by Vos, 2007 [details]
Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) was referred to as:
- Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.): Winckworth & Tomlin (1933:211); Dodge (1956:160-164); Kira (1959:56); Cernohorsky (1972:108); Powell (1979:162); Springsteen & Leobrera (1986:100); Zhang & Ma (2004:75); Thach (2005:92)
- Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 by Hanley (1855:238-239)
- Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) by Dharma (2005:192 & 352)
- Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) by Hinton (1974:19; 1977:26); Abbott & Dance (1982:118): Thach (2005:92)
Additional information:
Cernohorsky (1972:108) treated the species name zonatum Green, 1830 as synonym for Tonna olearium. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Dolium crenulatum R. A. Philippi, 1845)
To Malacopics (Tonna zonata (Green, 183) Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Tonna zonata (Green, 183) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, by trawling, at 36-75 m depth, ex coll...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-9508) (from synonym Dolium zonatum Green, 1830)
To Malacopics (Tonna zonata (Green, 183) Taiwan, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Tonna zonata (Green, 183) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, by trawling, at 36-75 m depth, ex coll...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-9508) (from synonym Dolium zonatum Green, 1830)