Species Tonna variegata (Lamarck, 1822)
Beer Barrel, Variegated Tun
- Dolium variegata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Suite des Gastéropodes. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(2) 232 pp. [Date published Apr. 1822] [261].
Type data:
Status unknown, Shark Bay, Western Australia. - Dolium variegatum angusta Hanley, S. 1860. Systematic list of the species of Dolium restricted. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 27: 487-493 [491] [as Dolium variegatum var. angusta].
Generic Combinations
- Tonna variegata (Lamarck, 1822). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [253, pl. 39. fig. 9]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Hedley, C. 1919. A review of the Australian Tun Shells. Records of the Australian Museum 12(11): 329-336, pls 39-44 [232-234, pl. 44, fig. 6]
Kilias, R. 1962. Gastropoda/Prosobranchia. Tonnidae. Das Tierreich 77: 1-63 [53-54, fig. 46]
Vos, C. 2005. Notes on Tonnidae of the T. variegata complex and T. chinensis complex, with descriptions of four new species (Gastropoda: Tonnidae). Visaya 1(5): 45-54 [48, pl. 1, figs 1-4; pl. 2, figs 1-3]
Vos, C. & Terryn, Y. in Poppe, G.T. & Groh, K. (eds) 2007. A Conchological Iconography. The family Tonnidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-121, 63 pls. [103-104, pls 53-55]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [253, pl. 39, fig. 9] (and as Tonna chinensis pg. 252, pl. 39, figs 4, 10)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [120] (as Tonna cerevisina) (Beer Barrel)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [130, pl. 131] (Variegated Tun)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TONNOIDEA | 20-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |