Biology:Malea (gastropod)

Short description: Genus of gastropods

Malea
Apertural view of a shell of Malea pomum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Tonnidae
Genus:	Malea Valenciennes, 1832
Type species
Malea latilabris Valenciennes, 1832
Synonyms
Dolium (Cadium) Link, 1807 (Recombination of synonym) Dolium (Malea) Valenciennes, 1832 (Recombination) Malea (Malea) Valenciennes, 1832 (Recombination as subgenus) Malea (Quimalea) Iredale, 1929 (Recombination) Quimalea Iredale, 1929 Tonna (Malea) Valenciennes, 1832 (Recombination)

Malea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.

Species

Species within the genus Malea include:

• † Malea densecostata (Rutsch, 1934)
• † Malea hyaducki Petuch & Berschauer, 2021
• † Malea orbiculata (Brocchi, 1814)
• † Malea papuana (Beets, 1943)
• † Malea petiti Petuch, 1989
• Malea pomum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822)
• † Malea springi Petuch, 1989

Species brought into synonymy

• Malea crassilabris Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822)
• Malea crassilabrumValenciennes, 1832 synonym of Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822)
• Malea dentatum (Barnes, 1824): synonym of Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822)
• Malea latilabris Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822)
• Malea noronhensis Kempf & Matthews, 1969: synonym of Malea pomum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Malea pommum (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Malea pomum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution

This marine genus of cone snails occurs in the Red Sea, the tropical Indo-West Pacific; off the Philippines and Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

• Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337–352, pls 37-38
• Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
• Beu, A. G. (2005) Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 130, p. 1-186, pp. 166, figs. 327
• Vos, C. (2007). A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls, Conchbooks, Germany page(s): 26
• Vos, C. (2012) Overview of the Tonnidae (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) in Chinese waters. Shell Discoveries 1(1); pp. 12–22; Pls. 1-9
• Vos, C. (2013) Overview of the Tonnidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Chinese waters. Gloria Maris 52(1-2); pp. 22–53; Pls. 1-9

External links

• Valenciennes, A. 1832. Coquilles univalves marines de l'Amérique Équinoxiale, recueillies pendant le voyage de MM A. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland. 262-339, pl. 57 in Humboldt, F.H.A. & Bonpland, A.J.A. (eds). Voyage aux regions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent. Part 2. Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'atomie comparée. Coquilles univalves (etc.). Paris : Chez J. Smith et Chez Gide Vol. 2.

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