Tonna sulcosa

Overview

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 53 meters (174 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Littorinimorpha () - Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
        Superfamily: Tonnoidea () - H. Suter, 1913 (1825)
        Family: Tonnidae () - H. Suter, 1913 (1825)
        Subfamily: Tonninae ()
        Genus: Tonna () - Brünnich, 1772
        Specific name: sulcosa - (Born, 1778)
        Scientific name: - Tonna sulcosa (Born, 1778)

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 02, 2007:

Standard Deviation = 275.460 based on 18 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]