Galeodea
Encyclopedia
Galeodea is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
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of large sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.
Species
Species within the genus Galeodea include:- Galeodea alcocki (E.A. Smith, 1906)
- Galeodea bituminata (K. Martin, 1933)
- Galeodea echinophoraGaleodea echinophoraGaleodea echinophora is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Galeodea hoaraui Drivas & Jay, 1989
- Galeodea keyteri (Kilburn, 1975)
- Galeodea leucodoma Dall, 1907
- Galeodea maccamleyi Ponder, 1983
- Galeodea plautaGaleodea plautaGaleodea plauta is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
Beu, 2008 - Galeodea rugosaGaleodea rugosaGaleodea rugosa, common name : the rugose bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1771) - Galeodea triganceaeGaleodea triganceaeGaleodea triganceae is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails.-Shell description:The maximum shell height is 48 mm, and maximum width 31 mm.-Distribution:...
Dell, 1953
Species brought into synonymy :
- Galeodea beui Kreipl & Alf, 2002 : synonym of Galeodea alcocki (E.A. Smith, 1906)
- Galeodea carolimartini Beets, 1943 † : synonym of Galeodea bituminata (K. Martin, 1933)
- Galeodea echinophorella Habe, 1961 : synonym of Galeodea bituminata (K. Martin, 1933)
- Galeodea marginalba Yamamoto & Sakurai, 1977 : synonym of Galeodea bituminata (K. Martin, 1933)
- Galeodea noharai Noda, 1980 † : synonym of Galeodea bituminata (K. Martin, 1933)
- Galeodea tyrrhena (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of Galeodea rugosa (Linnaeus, 1771)