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Malea springi Petuch, 1989 †
1484822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1484822)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Petuch, E. J. (1989). New species of <i>Malea</i> (Gastropoda Tonnidae) from the Pleistocene of southern Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(3): 92-95, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278098
page(s): p. 94-95, figs 1, 2. [details]
page(s): p. 94-95, figs 1, 2. [details]
Type locality contained in Florida
, Note dredged from ca. 20 meters depth along Miami...
type locality contained in Florida (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality dredged from ca. 20 meters depth along Miami Canal, due west of the Talisman Sugar Refinery, southwestern Palm Beach County [details]
Etymology Named for the collector of the holotype, Keith Spring of Continental Shelf, Inc., Tequesta, Florida.
Etymology Named for the collector of the holotype, Keith Spring of Continental Shelf, Inc., Tequesta, Florida. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Malea springi Petuch, 1989 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1484822 on 2025-09-11
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Petuch, E. J. (1989). New species of <i>Malea</i> (Gastropoda Tonnidae) from the Pleistocene of southern Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(3): 92-95, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278098
page(s): p. 94-95, figs 1, 2. [details]
basis of record Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2021). Two new <i>Cassis</i> (Gastropoda: Cassidae) and a new <i>Malea</i> (Gastropoda: Tonnidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene Beds of southern Florida. <em>The Festivus.</em> 53(1): 3-10.
page(s): 8, figs 2C-D [details] Available for editors
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additional source Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79.
page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 94-95, figs 1, 2. [details]
basis of record Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2021). Two new <i>Cassis</i> (Gastropoda: Cassidae) and a new <i>Malea</i> (Gastropoda: Tonnidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene Beds of southern Florida. <em>The Festivus.</em> 53(1): 3-10.
page(s): 8, figs 2C-D [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79.
page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the collector of the holotype, Keith Spring of Continental Shelf, Inc., Tequesta, Florida. [details]Type locality dredged from ca. 20 meters depth along Miami Canal, due west of the Talisman Sugar Refinery, southwestern Palm Beach County [details]
