Tonna galea
Tun shell
Grosse Tonnenschnecke
Tonne cannelée
Caracol tonel
Distribution
- The tropical Atlantic
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed in a sandy zone or in seagrass
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- The species can be found between 1 and 120 Meters.
- Rare species.
- Hides in the sand.
Environment and movement of the nocturnal species
- The animal hunts at night
General behaviour of the species
- Species generally solitary
- Hides in the sand.
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 30 cm
- The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
- Diet : Sea cucumbers - Echinoderms - Fishes - Bivalve mollusks
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
- The species is exploited in the following sector(s) :
- - Fishing or commercial aquiculture for food
- -Sport or local fishing
- Used in the clothing, footwear or crafts industries for the manufacture of articles (jewellery, etc.)
- The species is classified asVulnerable
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!