Galeodea triganceae
| Galeodea triganceae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Galeodea |
| Species: | G. triganceae |
| Binomial name | |
| Galeodea triganceae Dell, 1953 | |
Galeodea triganceae is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails.
Shell description
[edit]The maximum shell height is 48 mm, and maximum width 31 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to New Zealand[1] including the Chatham Islands.
Habitat
[edit]This 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.
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