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 | |
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The maximum shell height is 48 mm, and maximum width 31 mm.
This species is endemic to New Zealand [1] including the Chatham Islands.
This helmet shell is found at depths of between 90 and 600 m.
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