Tonna pennata Atlantic Partridge Tun

Tonna pennata is commonly referred to as Atlantic Partridge Tun. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Tonna pennata,Cayman Islands 2023 (CC BY)

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Scientific:: Tonna pennata
German:: Atlantische Rebhuhn Tonnenschnecke, Atlantische Tauben-Fassschnecke
English:: Atlantic Partridge Tun

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnidae (Family) > Tonna (Genus) > pennata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Mörch, ), 1853

Occurrence:: Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Spain, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Venezuela
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 13 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 25,9 °F - 28,1 °F (25,9°C - 28,1°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sea Cucumbers
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tonna alanbeui
Tonna allium
Tonna ampullacea
Tonna berthae
Tonna boucheti
Tonna canaliculata
Rinnen Tonnenschnecke
Tonna chinensis
Tonna cumingii
Tonna deshayesii
Tonna dolium
Tonna dunkeri
Tonna galea
Pazifische Riesenfassschnecke, Große Fassschnecke, Gewellte Faßschnecke
Tonna hawaiiensis
Hawaiianische Schwarzmund Tonnenschnecke
Tonna lischkeana
Tonna luteostoma
Tonna melanostoma
Tonna morrisoni
Tonna oentoengi
Tonna pennata
Atlantische Rebhuhn Tonnenschnecke, Atlantische Tauben-Fassschnecke
Tonna perdix
Rebhuhn-Tonnenschnecke
Tonna poppei
Tonna rosemaryae
Tonna sulcosa
Tonna tankervillii
Bierfaß-Schnecke
Tonna tenebrosa
Tonna tessellata
Tonna tetracotula
Tonna variegata
Tonna zonata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-02-18 18:02:16
Last edit:: 2026-02-18 18:22:43

Info

Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1853)

Tonna pennata is a lspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Commonly known as the Atlantic partridge tun,[3] the species is a predator of animals much larger than itself, particularly sea cucumbers.

Synonymised names
Buccinum maculosum Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted (Invalid: Junior homonym of...)
Buccinum maculosum [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted (unavailable name (nomen nudum),...)
Dolium (Dolium) album (Conrad, 1854) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium (Dolium) perdix pennata (Mörch, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium album Conrad, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dolium pennatum Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dolium perdix occidentalis Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix sulphurea C. B. Adams, 1849 · unaccepted (Synonym - Not available)
Tonna (Cadus) maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817) · unaccepted
Tonna (Tonna) maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817) · unaccepted (Recombination of synonym)
Tonna maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817) · unaccepted (Recombination of synonym)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.

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Tonna pennata,Cayman Islands 2023 (CC BY)

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