North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)

To Malacopics (Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) Cyprus, Larnaca, between Larnaka and Limassol, collect...

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 > superseded combination

Dolium antillarum Mörch, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective 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 superseded combination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. tardina De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium galeatum Locard, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Dolium tenue Menke, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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
page(s): 734 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141687 on 2026-03-17

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=141687 on 2026-03-17

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

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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

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 [Mørch], 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 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. 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 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]

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

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: 1-550, pls. 1-79.
page(s): 264 [details] Available for editors

additional source Beu, A. G. (2005). Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica. 130: 1-186.
page(s): 119-122 [details] Available for editors