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Malea goliath

Gastropoda - Tonnidae

Taxonomy
Malea goliath was named by Pilsbry and Johnson (1917). Its type specimen is ANSP.IP 2592, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Malea goliath Pilsbry and Johnson p. 170
2010Malea goliath Beu p. 258

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyTonnidaeSuter 1913
genusMaleaValenciennes 1833
speciesgoliathPilsbry and Johnson 1917

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Malea goliath Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:00:00
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:00:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Dominican Republic Malea goliath (92450)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Malea goliath (93601 131643 131655)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Malea goliath (80136)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Malea goliath (135863)