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Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) 
AphiaID: 208010

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnoidea (Superfamily) > Tonnidae (Family) > Tonna (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Tonna Brünnich, 1771
Synonymised
taxa
  Buccinum allium Dillwyn, 1817 (original combination)
Buccinum latescens Schröter in Martini, 1788 (Unavailable under Direction 1 as name register to non-binominal work)
Cadus albus Röding, 1798 (Synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) costatum Menke, 1828 (Synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) costatum var. picta Hanley, 1860 (Synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) dolium var. natalensis E. A. Smith, 1906 (Synonym)
Dolium costatum Menke, 1828 (Synonym)
Dolium costatum martini Boettger, 1883 † (Synonym)
Dolium costatum var. martini Boettger, 1883 † (Synonym)
Dolium fimbriatum var. natalensis E. A. Smith, 1906 (Synonym)
Dolium hochstetteri Martin, 1879 † (Synonym)
Dolium lactescens Martini, 1777 (Unavailable under Dir. 1.)
Dolium latescens Schröter in Martini, 1788 (Synonym)
Dolium latesulcatum Martini, 1777 (Unavailable under Dir. 1.)
Dolium latesulcatum var. picta Hanley, 1860 (Synonym)
Dolium natalensis E. A. Smith, 1906 (Synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) costata (Menke, 1828) (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) dolium natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906) (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) hochstetteri (Martin, 1879) † (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna costata (Menke, 1828) (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna fimbriata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1827) (Recombination)
Tonna hardyi Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 (Synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice [details]

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): 42 [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): 116 [details]


from synonym: Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Menke C. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus, auctore Carolo Theodoro Menke, M. Dre. Henrici Gelpke. published by the author, Pyrmont pp. XII + 91:
page(s): 35 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Bozzetti L. & Ferrario M. (2005) Three new species and a new subspecies from the South-Western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Turbinidae, Tonnidae, Buccinidae, Conidae). Visaya 1(4): 51-58. [April 2005] [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Dillwyn L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. London: John and Arthur Arch. Vol. 2:581-1092 + index [29 pp.]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10437
page(s): 585 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Schröter, J. S. in Martini, F.H.W. (1788) Vollstandiges alphabetisches Namen-Register über alle Zehn Bande des von dem feel. Herrn D. Martini in Berlin angefangenen, und vom Herrn Pastor Chemnitz in Kopenhagen fortgesetzten und vollenbeten Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinets. Nürnberg, in der Rasplichen Buchhandlung, 1788, available online at http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/reference?id=4224
page(s): 30 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41571
page(s): 151 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Hanley, S. (1860b), Systematic List of the Species of Dolium restricted Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1859 27: 487-493
page(s): 489 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin. United States National Museum, 91. Smithsonian Institution: Washington DC (USA). XII, 305, 54 plates pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 238 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Bayer C. (1937) Catalogue of the Doliidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Zoologiscshe Mededelingen, 20(5): 29-50., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149627
page(s): 34 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Kilias, R. (1962) Das Tierreich, Lieferung 77, Gastropoda / Prosobranchia: 1-63, Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin.
page(s): 28 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Barnard, K.H., 1963. Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. Annals of the South African Museum 47(1): 1-199.
page(s): 6 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Smith, E. A. 1906. On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Government Museum 1:19-71, pls. 7-8.
page(s): 41 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Boettger, O. (1883) Mollusca. In Verbeek, R.D.M., Boettger, O. & von Fritsch, K. (Eds.) Die Tertiärformation von Sumatra und ihre Thierreste. Palaeontographica, Supplement, 3(10/11), pp. 1-151.
page(s): 84 [details] [view taxon]


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): 13 [details]


ecology source: Vos, C. (2013) Overview of the Tonnidae (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) in Chinese waters. Gloria Maris 52(1-2); pp. 22-53; Pls. 1-9
page(s): 29 [details]


ecology source: Vos, C. (2008) Tonnidae. in Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine Marine Mollusks, Volume 1: Gastropoda 1: 594-611, pls 242-250. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany.
page(s): 596 [details]


ecology source: Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
page(s): 134 [details]


Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Distribution Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hawaii [details]
Madagascar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Mascarene Basin [details]
Mauritius (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimens  Neotype: SMF 314411 [details]
Lectotype (from synonym): SMF 314411 [view taxon]
Holotype (from synonym): MNHN  [view taxon]
Neotype (from synonym): SMF 314411 [view taxon]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Notes  Synonymy: Non-binominal synonym: Buccinum latescens late sulcatum Martini, 1777 [details]

Taxonomy: The name Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) was used in that sense by (a. o.): iredale (1931:215); Winckworth & Tomlin (1933:208); Kira (1959:55); Wilson & Gillett (1971:74); Cernohorsky (1972:110); Hinton (1972:18; 1974:19; 1977:26); Abbott & Dance (1982:118); Ladd (1982:42); Springsteen & Leobrera (1986:98-100); Kilburn (1986:2); Wilson (1993:252); Okutani (2000:283); Zhang Suping & Ma Xiutong (2004:70); Thach (2005:91-92); Dharma (2005:192 & 352); Beu (2005:116) [details]

Taxonomy: Dillwyn (1817:584) addressed this species as Buccinum dolium Variety B (= Buccinum dolium var. B of Solander i.e. Lightfoot (1786)), as such distinguishing it from Buccinum dolium Variety A, which is currently accepted as Tonna dolium (Linnaeus, 1758). (fide Vos, 2007 (42)) [details]

Taxonomy: Vredenburg (1919:156-173 & 186) used the name Dolium (Eudolium) tessellatum (Lamarck, 1816) as identification (in part) of a specimen of Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) as well as (in part) a specimen of Tonna lischkeana (Küster, 1857) [details]

Taxonomy: Kiener (1835:11) illustrated 2 specimens for the name Dolium fasciatum (of which he attributes authority to Lamarck).
Plate 3, figure 5 is currently referred to as Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778)
Plate 4, figure 6 is currrently referred to as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) [details]

Taxonomy: Martin (1879:39 description of Dolium hochstetteri) partially refers to the species currently accepted as Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817), and partially to Tonna lischkeana (Küster, 1857). [details]
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Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) - Live
Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) - Live
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qualitystatus: checked by Vos, Chris on 2011-07-14 17:22:29

Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) - Live
Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817) - Live
added on 2011-07-14 - author: Vos, Chris
qualitystatus: checked by Vos, Chris on 2011-07-14 17:22:59

Tonna allium
Tonna allium
added on 2012-08-09 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: checked by Vos, Chris on 2012-09-24 11:04:08
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208010
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1997-03-19 07:39:13Z  created  Onyango, Eunice
2009-08-03 08:51:25Z  checked  Vos, Chris
2009-08-04 06:46:45Z  changed  Vos, Chris
2011-07-14 14:28:06Z  changed  Vos, Chris
  
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  Citation: Vos, C. (2013). Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208010 on 2013-05-20
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