A new distributional record of the marine gastropod, Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) from the Andaman Islands, India

Authors

  • S. Rajendra
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • C. Raghunathan
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/165803

Keywords:

Tun shell, Tonnidae, Gastropod, new record, Andaman Islands

Abstract

This study documents the marine gastropod, Tonna zonata (Green, 1830), belonging to the family Toniidae, for the first time from the Andaman Islands. The characteristic features of the shell, habitat, illustration and list of Tonnidae species so far reported from India are provided.

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2024-02-08

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S. Rajendra, & C. Raghunathan. (2024). A new distributional record of the marine gastropod, <I>Tonna zonata</I> (Green, 1830) from the Andaman Islands, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(3), 265–269. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i3/2023/165803

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Volume 123, Issue 3, 2023

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