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Tonna canaliculata

Tonna canaliculata

Classification

Family
Tonnidae

Tonna canaliculata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Description This type of sea snail is distinguished from many others by the fact that its fleshy foot is so much larger than its shell. As with land snails, this gastropod ("stomach-footed") secretes mucus which helps it glide across the bottom.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 6