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Malea springi

Gastropoda - Tonnidae

Taxonomy
Malea springi was named by Petuch (1989). Its type specimen is UF 21455, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. beaui, M. denticulata, M. orbiculata, M. ringenss

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Malea springi Petuch p. 94 figs. figs. 1-2
2010Malea springi Beu p. 262

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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
speciesspringiPetuch 1989

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 springi Petuch 1989
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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 15:00:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Malea springi (79804)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Malea petiti (79747)