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Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tonel, caracola tonel
Metazoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Tonnidae
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

North of the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, West, East and South Africa.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Eastern coasts of La Palma, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest of Tenerife, Northwest and East of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura (without locality), South and East of Lanzarote, and Chinijo archipelago (Roque del Este).

Origin

Habitat

The characteristic habitat of this species is the infralittoral sandy bottoms near rocky areas. During the day it is buried in the sand almost completely, it is a kind of nocturnal habits. (Vice-Ministry of the Environment, 2009)

Population data

In the censuses conducted in 2003, 2 individuals were observed in Fuerteventura and 1 in Lanzarote. (Vice-Ministry of the Environment, 2009)

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