''Galeodea'' is a

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of large

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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s in the subfamily Cassinae of the family

Cassidae The Cassidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large, and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Galeodea Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137747 on 2011-02-23

Fossil record

This genus is known in the fossil record from the

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period to the

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period (age range: from 99.7 to 0.126 million years ago.). Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world.Paleobiology Database
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Species

Species within the genus ''Galeodea'' include: * † '' Galeodea aegyptiaca'' Oppenheim, 1906 * '' Galeodea alcocki'' (E. A. Smith, 1906) * † ''

Galeodea allani ''Galeodea'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Galeodea Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' Finlay and Marwick, 1937 * †'' Galeodea apodemetes'' Marwick, 1934 * '' Galeodea bicatenata'' Sowerby I, 1815 * ''

Galeodea bituminata ''Galeodea'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Galeodea Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...

'' (K. Martin, 1933) * † '' Galeodea californica'' B. L. Clark, 1942 * † '' Galeodea depressa'' Buch, 1831 * ''

Galeodea echinophora ''Galeodea echinophora'', the spiny bonnet or helmet shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. The fossil record of this species dates back from the Miocene t ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * † '' Galeodea flemingi'' Beu & Maxwell, 1990 * † '' Galeodea geniculosa'' Marwick, 1942 * '' Galeodea hoaraui'' Drivas & Jay, 1989 * '' Galeodea keyteri'' (Kilburn, 1975) * '' Galeodea koureos'' Gardner, 1939 * '' Galeodea leucodoma'' Dall, 1907 * '' Galeodea maccamleyi'' Ponder, 1983 * † '' Galeodea megacephala'' Philippi, 1843 * † '' Galeodea modesta'' (Suter, 1917) * † ''

Galeodea petersoni ''Galeodea'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Galeodea Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...

'' Conrad, 1854 * † ''

Galeodea planotecta ''Galeodea'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Galeodea Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...

'' Meyer and Aldrich, 1886 * ''

Galeodea plauta ''Galeodea plauta'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Description Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aot ...

'' Beu, 2008 * ''

Galeodea rugosa ''Galeodea rugosa'', common name : the rugose bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. Description The shell size varies ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1771) * † '' Galeodea senex'' (Hutton, 1873) * † '' Galeodea sulcata'' (Hutton, 1873) * † '' Galeodea sutterensis'' Dickerson, 1916 * † '' Galeodea tetratropis'' Gain, Belliard & Le Renard, 2017 * '' Galeodea triganceae'' Dell, 1953 * †'' Galeodea wylliei'' Marwick, 1931 ; 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 javana'' (K. Martin, 1879) †: synonym of ''

Eudolium crosseanum ''Eudolium crosseanum'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Distribution Barbados. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (s ...

'' (Monterosato, 1869) (Recombination of synonym) * ''Galeodea marginalba'' Yamamoto & Sakurai, 1977: synonym of ''Galeodea bituminata'' (K. Martin, 1933) * ''Galeodea nipponica'' (Sakurai & Habe in Habe, 1961): synonym of ''Galeodea alcocki'' (E. A. Smith, 1906) * ''Galeodea noharai'' Noda, 1980 † : synonym of ''Galeodea bituminata'' (K. Martin, 1933) * ''Galeodea postcoronata'' Sacco, 1890: synonym of ''Galeodea echinophora'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Galeodea susanae'' Schenck, 1926 †: synonym of ''Galeodea sutterensis'' Dickerson, 1916 † * ''Galeodea tyrrhena'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Galeodea rugosa'' (Linnaeus, 1771)

References

* Finlay, H. J.; Marwick, J. (1937). The Wangaloan and associated molluscan faunas of Kaitangata-Green Island subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Palæontological Bulletin. 15, 1–140, 18 pls. * Beu A.G. (2008) ''Recent deep-water Cassidae of the world. A revision of Galeodea, Oocorys, Sconsia, Echinophoria and related taxa, with new genera and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda)''. In Héros V., Cowie R.H. & Bouchet P. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 269-387

External links

Link D.H.F. (1807-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock: Adlers Erben.
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