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Malea densecostata

Gastropoda - Tonnidae

Taxonomy
Tonna (Malea) densecostata was named by Rustch (1934). It is extant. Its type specimen is NMB H 1873, a shell.

It was recombined as Malea densecostata by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Tonna (Malea) densecostata Rustch p. 60 figs. pl. 3, figs. 6-7
2010Malea densecostata 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
speciesdensecostata(Rustch 1934)

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 densecostata Rustch 1934
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Diagnosis
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