Galeodea triganceae is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails.
Galeodea triganceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cassidae |
Genus: | Galeodea |
Species: | G. triganceae
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Binomial name | |
Galeodea triganceae Dell, 1953
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Shell description
editThe maximum shell height is 48 mm, and maximum width 31 mm.
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to New Zealand[1] including the Chatham Islands.
Habitat
editThis helmet shell is found at depths of between 90 and 600 m.
References
edit- ^ Powell A. W. B. (1979). William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland ISBN 0-00-216906-1.