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Tonna galea

Gastropoda - Tonnidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum galea was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Dolium galea by Lamark (1822); it was recombined as Tonna galea by Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. dolium, T. losariense, T. luteostoma, T. lutestoma, T. tessellata, T. zonata

Synonyms
  • Malea petiti was named by Petuch (1989). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Tonna galea by Beu (2010).
  • Pyrula fasciata was named by Borson (1821). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Morio fasciata by d'Orbigny (1852); it was recombined as Eudolium (Eudolium) fasciatum by Caprotti (1970); it was recombined as Eudolium fasciatum by Solsona (1999); it was synonymized subjectively with Tonna galea by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Buccinum galea Linnaeus
1821Pyrula fasciata Borson p. 321 figs. pl. 1, fig. 20
1822Dolium galea Lamark p. 259
1852Morio fasciata d'Orbigny p. 177
1970Eudolium (Eudolium) fasciatum Caprotti p. 174
1989Malea petiti Petuch p. 94 figs. fig. 3
1999Eudolium fasciatum Solsona p. 73
2010Tonna galea Beu p. 264

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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
genusTonnaBrünnich 1772
speciesgalea(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Tonna galea Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Eudolium fasciatum Borson 1821 [synonym], Malea petiti Petuch 1989 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available