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Malea elliptica

Gastropoda - Tonnidae

Taxonomy
Malea elliptica was named by Pilsbry and Johnston (1917) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene?; Circum-Caribbean]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Malea camura elliptica by Maury (1925).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Malea elliptica Pilsbry and Johnston
1922Malea elliptica Olsson p. 139
1922Malea elliptica Pilsbry p. 363 figs. pl. 29, figs. 1, 9
1925Malea camura elliptica Maury p. 218
1959Malea elliptica Woodring p. 209
2010Malea elliptica Beu p. 257

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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
speciesellipticaPilsbry and Johnston 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 elliptica Pilsbry and Johnston 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 Burdigalian to the top of the Zanclean or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (92450)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Costa Rica Malea elliptica (92098)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (94143 131526)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (74958)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Malea elliptica (145254)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (131468)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti Malea elliptica (60095)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (93717 93996 94099)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (75038 89542)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Malea elliptica (74968 80136 93737)