''Malea'' is a

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of large

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the

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Tonnidae The Tonnidae are a family (biology), family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine invertebrates, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The name ''tun'' refers to the snails' shell sh ...

, the tun shells.

Species

Species within the genus ''Malea'' include: * † '' Malea densecostata'' (Rutsch, 1934) * † '' Malea hyaducki'' Petuch & Berschauer, 2021 * † ''

Malea orbiculata Malea may refer to: Genera * ''Malea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae * ''Malea'' (gastropod), a genus of large sea snails, containing two species Places * Malea, a village in Zau de Câmpie Commune, Mureș County, ...

'' (Brocchi, 1814) * † ''

Malea papuana Malea may refer to: Genera * ''Malea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae * ''Malea'' (gastropod), a genus of large sea snails, containing two species Places * Malea, a village in Zau de Câmpie Commune, Mureș County, ...

'' (Beets, 1943) * † ''

Malea petiti Malea may refer to: Genera * ''Malea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae * ''Malea'' (gastropod), a genus of large sea snails, containing two species Places * Malea, a village in Zau de Câmpie Commune, Mureș County, ...

'' Petuch, 1989 * ''

Malea pomum ''Malea pomum'', common name the Pacific grinning tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Description The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm. The somewha ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Malea ringens ''Malea ringens'', common name the grinning tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Mex ...

'' (Swainson, 1822) * † ''

Malea springi Malea may refer to: Genera * ''Malea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae * ''Malea'' (gastropod), a genus of large sea snails, containing two species Places * Malea, a village in Zau de Câmpie Commune, Mureș County, ...

'' Petuch, 1989 ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Malea crassilabris'' Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of ''Malea ringens'' (Swainson, 1822) * ''Malea crassilabrum''Valenciennes, 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

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, the tropical Indo-West Pacific; off the

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and Australia (the

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and

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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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