Malea (gastropod)


Malea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.

Species

Species within the genus Malea include:
  • Malea densecostata
  • Malea hyaducki Petuch & Berschauer, 2021
  • Malea orbiculata
  • Malea papuana
  • Malea petiti Petuch, 1989 Malea pomum Malea ringens
  • Malea springi Petuch, 1989
;Species brought into synonymy :Malea crassilabris Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of Malea ringens Malea crassilabrumValenciennes, 1832 synonym of Malea ringens Malea dentatum : synonym of Malea ringens Malea latilabris Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of Malea ringens Malea noronhensis Kempf & Matthews, 1969: synonym of Malea pomum Malea pommum : synonym of ''Malea pomum''

Distribution

This marine genus of cone snails occurs in the Red Sea, the tropical Indo-West Pacific; off the Philippines and Australia.