African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gualtieri, 1742 plate 42, fig. A

AphiaID

141687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141687)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Tonna Brünnich, 1771

Original name

Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)

Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cadium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Cadium olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Cadus galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombined in synonymous genus)

Dolium (Dolium) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombination)

Dolium (Dolium) galea antillarum (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium (Dolium) galea var. brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium (Dolium) galea var. epidermata (De Gregorio, 1884) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium (Dolium) galea var. spirintrorsum (De Gregorio, 1884) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium (Dolium) galea var. tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium (Dolium) modjokasriense K. Martin, 1899 † · unaccepted

Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium antillarum var. brasiliana Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium epidermata De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym)

Dolium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium galea var. epidermata De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium galea var. spirintrorsa De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (synonym)

Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium galea var. tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium galeatum Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)

Dolium modjokasriense K. Martin, 1899 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium sagrae A. d'Orbigny, 1853 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Dolium tenue Menke, 1830 · unaccepted (Synonym)

Malea galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted

Tonna (Tonna) galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombination)

Tonna (Tonna) galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Tonna (Tonna) galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001 · unaccepted (synonym)

Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Tonna olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Recombined synonym)

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Subspecies Tonna galea galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Tonna galea germanai T. Cossignani, 2022
Subspecies Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001 accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Subspecies Tonna galea brasiliana (Mörch, 1877) accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subspecies Tonna galea tenebrosa (Hanley, 1860) accepted as Tonna tenebrosa (Hanley, 1860) (Recombination)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Type data

Lectotype MSNT UP No. 6

Lectotype MSNT UP No. 6 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy Cernohorsky (1972:107) used the name Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) as reference to Tonna ampullacea (Philippi, 1845)

Taxonomy Cernohorsky (1972:107) used the name Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) as reference to Tonna ampullacea (Philippi, 1845) [details]

Taxonomy The species currently referred to Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) was referred to under that name by (a. o.): Winckworth &...

Taxonomy The species currently referred to Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) was referred to under that name by (a. o.): Winckworth & Tomlin (1933:210); Turner (1948:173); Dodge (1956:164-165); Abbott & Morris (1995:206); Vos (1999:44); Ardovini & Cossignani (2004:121) [details]

Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) was referred to as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.):...

Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) was referred to as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.): Hinton (1974:19; 1977:26); Abbott & Dance (1982:118): Thach (2005:92) [details]

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) listed the name Dolium ampullaceum Philippi, 1846a in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758), a vision...

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) listed the name Dolium ampullaceum Philippi, 1846a in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758), a vision not substantiated by Vos (2007:60) who separated the two species based on the drawing in Philippi (1849; 1851) and material from his own collection. [details]

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) lists the name Dolium zonatum (Green, 1830) in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758), with the...

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) lists the name Dolium zonatum (Green, 1830) in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758), with the remark (2005:121) that he is - at that point - not sure whether two species or a single species is concerned. Vos (2007:57-67) separated the two species based on the available recent material. [details]

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) listed the name Dolium galea var. tenebrosa Hanley, 1860 in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758), a...

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) listed the name Dolium galea var. tenebrosa Hanley, 1860 in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758), a vision not substantiated by Vos (2007:60) who separated the two species based on available recent material. [details]

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) listed the name Dolium crenulatum Philippi, 1845 in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) following...

Taxonomy Beu (2005:119) listed the name Dolium crenulatum Philippi, 1845 in the synonymy of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) following his - conditional (cf Beu, 2005:121) - assimilation of Tonna zonata (Green, 1830) with that species. [details]

Taxonomy The species currently accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) was referred to under the name Dolium olearium (Linnaeus,...

Taxonomy The species currently accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) was referred to under the name Dolium olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.) Crouch (1826:36); Green (1830:133) [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141687 on 2024-12-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-04-05 09:14:33Z

changed

Vandepitte, Leen

2008-08-21 17:03:20Z

checked

Gofas, Serge

2011-04-03 12:36:06Z

changed

Vos, Chris

2016-12-31 19:12:08Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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original description (of Buccinum galea Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 734 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Buccinum olearium Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Dolium tenue Menke, 1830) Menke, K. T. (1830). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 143 [details]

original description (of Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877) Mörch, O. A. L. (1877). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis Insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter. 24: 14-66, 93-123., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854685
page(s): 41 [details]

original description (of Dolium antillarum var. brasiliana Mörch, 1877) Mörch, O. A. L. (1877). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis Insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter. 24: 14-66, 93-123., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854685
page(s): 42 [details]

original description (of Dolium galea var. epidermata De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 115 [details]

original description (of Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 114 [details]

original description (of Dolium galea var. tardina De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 114 [details]

original description (of Tonna galea abbotti Macsotay & Campos, 2001) Macsotay, O.; Campos Villarroel, R. (2001). Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita, Venezuela. Editora Rivolta, Valencia, Venezuela, iii + 280 pp. + 32 pls. (look up in IMIS) [details]

original description (of Dolium galeatum Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 151 [details]

original description (of Dolium (Dolium) modjokasriense K. Martin, 1899 †) Martin K. (1895-1906). Die Fossilien von Java auf grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R. D. M. Verbeek. I. Band. Gasteropoda. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden. new ser., 1: 1-132, pls 1-20 [1895]; 133-220, pls 21-33 [1899]; 221-281, pls 34-41 [1905]; 282-332, pls 42-45 [1906]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42306724
page(s): 160 [details]

original description (of Dolium sagrae A. d'Orbigny, 1853 †) Orbigny, A. d'. (1853). Paléontologie. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 1-64, pls 1-8 [incomplete].
page(s): 34, pl. 3 figs 4-5 [details]

context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Turner, R. D. (1948). The family Tonnidae in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia, 2(26): 165-192, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41155862 [details]

additional source Vos, C. (2007) A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls, Conchbooks, Germany
page(s): 62 [details]

additional source Green, J. (1830). The Dolia of the United States. Transactions of the Albany Institute, New York. 1: 131-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45146203
page(s): 133 [details]

additional source Vos, C. (1999). A new Tonna Brünnich, 1772 (Gastropoda: Tonnidae) from Gulf of Aden. Gloria Maris. 38 (2-3): 43-47, pl. 8-9.
page(s): 44 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Cernohorsky. W. O. (1972). Marine Shells of the Pacific. Vol. II. Pacific Publications, Sydney, 411 pp.
page(s): 107; note: Misapplication [details]

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. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 377(378): 79.
page(s): 264 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Beu, A. G. (2005) Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 130, p. 1-186, pp. 166, figs. 327
page(s): 119-122 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Lectotype MSNT UP No. 6 [details]

From editor or global species database

Taxonomy Cernohorsky (1972:107) used the name Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) as reference to Tonna ampullacea (Philippi, 1845) [details]

Unreviewed

Additional information C. Vos 03/04/2011: recombinations in synonimised genera:
Cadus galea (Linnaues, 1758) in Röding, 1798
Dolium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) in Lamarck, 1801
Cadium galea (Linnaeus, 1758) in Link, 1807 [details]

Specimen Lectotype designated from Gualtieri-collection by Beu, 2005 [details]

Synonymy Buccinum costatum magnum Martini, 1777 treated as a synonym of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758). It is unavailable as non-binominal. [details]

Synonymy Dolium galea var. spiritrorsum "de Gregorio" Paetel, 1887 [sic]. Treated as a synonym of Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758). Error for Dolium galea var. spirintrorsum de Gregorio, 1884 [details]

Taxonomy The species currently accepted as Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) was referred to under the name Dolium olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) by (a. o.) Crouch (1826:36); Green (1830:133) [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
Albanian	kërmilli gaviç	[details]
English	tun shellgiant tungiant Pacific tun [from synonym]	[details]
French	tonne canneléedólium geant	[details]
German	Pazifische Riesenfassschnecke [from synonym]Große Fassschnecke	[details]
Italian	elmo	[details]
Japanese	スジウズラガイ [from synonym]	[details]
Modern Greek (1453-)	ΜπουχόναΜπουρούΚοχύλα	[details]
Spanish	caracol tonel	[details]