†Malea quilonensis Dey 1961 (tun shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Full reference: A. K. Dey. 1961. The Miocene Mollusca from Quilon, Kerala (India). Palaeontologica Indica 36
Belongs to Malea according to A. K. Dey 1961
Sister taxa: Malea beui, Malea camura, Malea densecostata, Malea elliptica, Malea goliath, Malea mareana, Malea pomum, Malea ringens, Malea springi, Quimalea pomum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala), which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Quilon Limestone Formation of India
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala)
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