In 1894, Jose Rizal sent (from Dapitan) to Möllendorff (who was in Manila at that time) specimens of large sea snails know as tun shells together with some specimens of a species of small freshwater snails stored in glass vials.
Dolium Lamarck, 1801 : synonym of Tonna Brunnich, 1771
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Perdix Montfort, 1810 : synonym of Tonna Brunnich, 1771
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This is in agreement with the action of Thiele (1925) who placed Tonnidae and Cassidae under "Tonnacea", therefore acting as first reviser under ICZN article 24.
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