Name
Galeodea
Framing
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Genus: Galeodea
Habitat
Marine of muddy soft bottoms
Feeding
Detritivorous, partially filter feeders
Distribution
Eastern Mediterranean and North Atlantic area
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Large, globose species, whitish shell with fine, well-marked spiral rings.
Bibliography
Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp
- Iberfauna. 2008. Species Galeodea echinophora. (Linnaeus, 1758). En: IBERFAUNA. El Banco de Datos de la Fauna Ibérica. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC). (ver enlace arriba)
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139023 on 2022-02-16