Marlinspikes 6”+ Polished banded Tonna Shells Belong to the

Tonna Shells Belong to the Tun family of spherical and often large

with a deep groove in the middle of the inner lip

These are marine gastropod mollusks in the super family Tonnoidea

with a depressed or low spire

Marlinspikes 6”+ Polished banded Tonna Shells Belong to theMarlin Spike is an auger shell belonging to the family Terebridae; species Terebra Maculata. They are heavy, glossy with a broad body whorl(complete turn of the shells imaginary axis). Young shells have weak vertical ridges; while older species become smooth. There color is cream with interrupted spiral bands of brown. The shell has been used as a boring instrument by coastal tribes. Marlin Spikes are found in shallow water, across the Indo Pacific