Galeodea echinophora

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Galeodea echinophora
Temporal range: Miocene-Recent
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A shell of Galeodea echinophora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Galeodea
Species:
G. echinophora
Binomial name
Galeodea echinophora
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Galeodea echinophora, the spiny bonnet or helmet shell, [1] is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [2] [3]

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The fossil record of this species dates back from the Miocene to the Quaternary (age range: 23.03 to 0.781 million years ago). These fossils have been found in India, Spain and Italy. [4]

Fossil shell of Galeodea echinophora Cassidae - Galeodea echinophora-001.JPG
Fossil shell of Galeodea echinophora

Description

The shell of Galeodea echinophora can reach a length of 50–110 millimetres (2.0–4.3 in). [1] The shell is globular or oval, with a large body whorl. The surface of the shell is yellowish-brown. The aperture is wide, with denticulate lips, a curved siphonal canal and a large columellar edge. Tubercles are quite variable, usually not very pronounced and may be entirely absent. [5] These mollusks are carnivorous and eat mostly echinoderms, especially Echinocardium cordatum .

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and in the North Atlantic Ocean, mainly in Western Africa. [1] It lives on sandy and muddy bottoms over 10 m in depth.

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<i>Cypraecassis testiculus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Galeodea alcocki</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Oocorys grandis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Oocorys sulcata</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Galeodea (Galeodea) echinophora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus, 1758) . Gofas, S. (2009). Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=139023 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. ↑ EU-Nomen
  4. ↑ Paleobiology Database
  5. ↑ Argonauti
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