Tonna galea Linnaeus 1758 (tun shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum galea, Dolium galea

Synonyms: Eudolium (Eudolium) fasciatum Borson 1821, Eudolium fasciatum Borson 1821, Malea petiti Petuch 1989, Morio fasciata Borson 1821, Pyrula fasciata Borson 1821

Belongs to Tonna according to A. G. Beu 2010

See also Rosenberg 2005

Sister taxa: Tonna pennata, Dolium variegatum, Dolium townsendi, Dolium crenulatum, Dolium costatum, Dolium maculatum, Dolium hochstetteri, Perdix jurcsaki

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (1 collection), United States (4: Florida, Louisiana)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Mexico (1)

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Holy See (Vatican City State) (1), Italy (1), Spain (4), Venezuela (3)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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