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Malea (gastropod)

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:

Species brought into synonymy :
  • Malea crassilabris <small>Valenciennes, 1832</small>: synonym of Malea ringens <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>
  • Malea crassilabrum<small>Valenciennes, 1832</small> synonym of Malea ringens <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>
  • Malea dentatum <small>(Barnes, 1824)</small>: synonym of Malea ringens <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>
  • Malea latilabris <small>Valenciennes, 1832</small>: synonym of Malea ringens <small>(Swainson, 1822)</small>
  • Malea noronhensis <small>Kempf & Matthews, 1969</small>: synonym of Malea pomum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Malea pommum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>: synonym of Malea pomum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

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.&nbsp;1-186, pp.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;12–22; Pls. 1-9
  • Vos, C. (2013) Overview of the Tonnidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Chinese waters. Gloria Maris 52(1-2); pp.&nbsp;22–53; Pls. 1-9

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