Marine Species Traits - Malea orbiculata (Brocchi, 1814) †

Traits taxon details

Malea orbiculata (Brocchi, 1814) †

AphiaID

1494304 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1494304)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Malea Valenciennes, 1832

Original name

Buccinum orbiculatum Brocchi, 1814 †

Direct children (9)

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Variety Malea orbiculata var. giganteodentata Sacco, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. infernedentata Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. parvodentata Sacco, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. perdentata Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. pliobidentata Sacco, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. proorbiculata Sacco, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. stazzanensis Sacco, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. subaplicata Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Malea orbiculata var. subquatuordentata Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of ) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo. pp. 1-56, I-LXXV, 1-240. Milano, Stamperia Reale., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12001697
page(s): p. 647-649, pl. 15, fig. 22. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Malea orbiculata (Brocchi, 1814) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494304 on 2026-09-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Malea orbiculata (Brocchi, 1814) †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494304 on 2026-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-03-20 07:59:52Z

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Kovács, Zoltán

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original description (of ) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo. pp. 1-56, I-LXXV, 1-240. Milano, Stamperia Reale., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12001697
page(s): p. 647-649, pl. 15, fig. 22. [details]

basis of record Landau B., Beu A. & Marquet R. (2004). The early Pliocene Gastropoda (Mollusca) of Estepona, southern Spain. Part 5: Tonnoidea, Ficoidea. Palaeontos. 5: 35-102.
page(s): 39-40, pl. 1 fig. 2 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Landau, B.; Harzhauser, M.; Beu, A. G. (2009). A Revision of the Tonnoidea (Caenogastropoda, Gastropoda) from the Miocene Paratethys and their Palaeobiogeographic Implications. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt. 149(1): 61-109., available online at http://opac.geologie.ac.at/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=images&value=JB1491_061_A.pdf [details] Available for editors

Definitions

Unreviewed

Malea orbiculata (Brocchi, 1814)