Quimalea pomum Linnaeus 1758 (tun shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae

Alternative combination: Buccinum pomum

Belongs to Quimalea according to Iredale 1929

See also Kosnik 2002

Sister taxa: Malea beui, Malea camura, Malea densecostata, Malea elliptica, Malea goliath, Malea mareana, Malea pomum, Malea quilonensis, Malea ringens, Malea springi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Santo Island (undiff. Pleistocene localities) (Quaternary of Vanuatu)

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