''Galeodea'' is a
genus
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of large
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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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
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...
period to the
Quaternary
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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.
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Species
Species within the genus ''Galeodea'' include:
* † '' Galeodea aegyptiaca'' Oppenheim, 1906
* '' Galeodea alcocki'' (E. A. Smith, 1906)
* † '' Galeodea allani'' Finlay and Marwick, 1937
* †'' Galeodea apodemetes'' Marwick, 1934
* '' Galeodea bicatenata'' Sowerby I, 1815
* '' Galeodea bituminata'' (K. Martin, 1933)
* † ''Galeodea californica
''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.marines ...
'' B. L. Clark, 1942
* † '' Galeodea depressa'' Buch, 1831
* '' Galeodea echinophora'' Linnaeus, 1758
* † '' Galeodea flemingi'' Beu & Maxwell, 1990
* † ''Galeodea geniculosa
''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.marines ...
'' Marwick, 1942
* ''Galeodea hoaraui
''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.marines ...
'' Drivas & Jay, 1989
* ''Galeodea keyteri
''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.marines ...
'' (Kilburn, 1975)
* ''Galeodea koureos
''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.marines ...
'' Gardner, 1939
* ''Galeodea leucodoma
''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.marines ...
'' Dall, 1907
* ''Galeodea maccamleyi
''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.marines ...
'' Ponder, 1983
* † ''Galeodea megacephala
''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.marines ...
'' Philippi, 1843
* † ''Galeodea modesta
''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.marines ...
'' (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.marines ...
'' 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.marines ...
'' Meyer and Aldrich, 1886
* '' Galeodea plauta'' Beu, 2008
* '' Galeodea rugosa'' (Linnaeus, 1771)
* † ''Galeodea senex
''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 ...
'' (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'' (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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