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TONNIDAE (Tuns)
A very small family with approx. 30 species. They dont appear to be very popular amongst collectors probably because most are deep water dwellers but there certainly are some eye catching species like Tonna dolium below.Tonna cerevisina can grow to 250mm so it is difficult to miss in a collection.
Tonna allium - 112mm, F+++, $35 sold BEAUT SPECIMEN!!! |
Tonna cumingii - 126mm, F+++, $50 RARE DARK COLOR FORM!!! |
Tonna tessellata - 73.9mm, F+++, Philippines. $15 |
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Tonna variegata - 220mm, F++, Queensland. $35 BIG!!! |
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Tonna ampullacea - 140.1mm, F+++, Philippines. $15 | |
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Tonna ampullacea - 130.4mm, F+++, Philippines. $15 | |
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Tonna zonata - 139.3mm, F+++, Philippines. $30 | |
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Tonna zonata - 120.3mm, F+++, Philippines. $25 | |
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Tonna zonata - 129.1mm, F+++, Philippines. $30 | |
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Tonna dolium - 134mm, F++, Philippines. $25 | |
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Tonna dolium - 96mm, F++, Vietnam. $12 | |
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Tonna perdix - 129mm, F++, Queensland. $10 | |
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Tonna cumingii - 127mm, F++, Philippines. $20 | |
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Tonna cumingii - 119mm, F++, Philippines. $20 | |
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Tonna allium - 109.6mm, F++, Philippines. $30 | |
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Tonna canaliculata - 104mm, F++, Philippines. $20 | |
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Tonna variegata - 82mm, F+++, Queensland. $4 |
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Tonna sp. - 77mm, F+++, India. $8 sold | |
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Tonna sp. - 76mm, F++ (minor faults), India. $6 sold | |
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Tonna sp. - 70mm, F+++, Queensland. $12 | |
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Tonna cepa - 64mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3 | |
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Tonna cepa - 65.4mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3 | |
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Tonna chinensis - 73.5mm, F+++, Queensland. $6 sold | |
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Tonna tessellata - 78.6mm, F+++, Philippines. $15 |
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Tonna tessellata - 57mm, F++, New Guinea, uncommon, trawled. Cute little Tun with a frilly white edge and a contrasting brown mouth. Not often seen in collections. $15 sold BEAUT SPECIMENS!!! |
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Malea pomum - 71.5mm, F++, New Guinea. $4 BIG!!! |
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Malea pomum - 68mm, F+++, New Guinea. $4 | |
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Malea pomum - 63mm, F+++, New Guinea. $4 | |
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Malea pomum - 49mm, F+++, New Guinea. $3 | |
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Eudolium pyriforme - 45.9mm, F+++, Philippines. Unusual little specimen with a mauve lip. Netted 120mts. $12 sold UNCOMMON SPECIES!!! |
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Eudolium pyriforme - 60mm, F+++, China. $12 BEAUT SPECIMEN, GREAT QUALITY!!! |
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Eudolium bairdii - 46.6mm, F+++, China. $12 | |
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Eudolium lineatum - 40.8mm, F+++, China. $12 | |
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