Husbandry
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Biggest tun snail of the Mediterranean, it feed on sea stars, sea urchins and particularly holothurian, f.e. Holothuria tubulosa und Holothuria sanctori.
The snail's saliva contains 2-4% sulfuric acid, which kills its prey.
Depth: 0 to 2.359 meters.
Better left in the wild.
Synonyms:
Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 (Synonym)
Cadium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Cadus galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Dolium (Dolium) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
Dolium (Dolium) galea antillarum (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. epidermata (de Gregorio, 1884) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. spirintrorsum (de Gregorio, 1884) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. tardina (de Gregorio, 1884) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877 (Synonym)
Dolium antillarum var. brasiliana Mörch, 1877 (Synonym)
Dolium epidermata de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Dolium galea var. epidermata de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium galea var. tardina de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium modjokasriense Martin, 1899 † (Synonym)
Dolium tardina de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium tenue Menke, 1830 (Synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
Tonna (Tonna) galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination)
Tonna (Tonna) galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001 (synonym)
Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined synonym)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnoidea (Superfamily) > Tonnidae (Family) > Tonna (Genus)
Biggest tun snail of the Mediterranean, it feed on sea stars, sea urchins and particularly holothurian, f.e. Holothuria tubulosa und Holothuria sanctori.
The snail's saliva contains 2-4% sulfuric acid, which kills its prey.
Depth: 0 to 2.359 meters.
Better left in the wild.
Synonyms:
Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 (Synonym)
Cadium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Cadus galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Dolium (Dolium) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
Dolium (Dolium) galea antillarum (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. epidermata (de Gregorio, 1884) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. spirintrorsum (de Gregorio, 1884) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium (Dolium) galea var. tardina (de Gregorio, 1884) (Recombination of synonym)
Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877 (Synonym)
Dolium antillarum var. brasiliana Mörch, 1877 (Synonym)
Dolium epidermata de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined in synonymous genus)
Dolium galea var. epidermata de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium galea var. tardina de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium modjokasriense Martin, 1899 † (Synonym)
Dolium tardina de Gregorio, 1884 (Synonym)
Dolium tenue Menke, 1830 (Synonym)
Tonna (Tonna) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
Tonna (Tonna) galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination)
Tonna (Tonna) galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombination)
Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001 (synonym)
Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) (Recombined synonym)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnoidea (Superfamily) > Tonnidae (Family) > Tonna (Genus)
