Tonna allium (Dillwyn, 1817)
Costate tun
Tonna allium
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Tonnidae (tun shells)
Max. size:  10 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 10 - 50 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to New South Wales.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Incidentally collected in shrimp trawl nets (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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