Galeodea rugosa
| Galeodea rugosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Galeodea |
| Species: | G. rugosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Galeodea rugosa (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Galeodea 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.[1]
Description[edit]
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 140 mm. The color of the shell varies between an off white to a reddish brown.
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Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed in European waters along the British Isles, in the Atlantic Ocean along Spain, Portugal, the Azores and West Africa and in the Mediterranean Sea
References[edit]
- ^ a b Galeodea rugosa (Linnaeus, 1771). Gofas, S. (2009). Galeodea rugosa (Linnaeus, 1771). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139024 on 23 February 2011 .
- 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.
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External links[edit]
- "Galeodea (Galeodea) rugosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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