Galeodea alcocki

Galeodea alcocki, common name : Alcock's false tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]

Galeodea alcocki
Shell of Galeodea alcocki (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Cassidae
Genus:
Galeodea
Species:
G. alcocki
Binomial name
Galeodea alcocki
(E.A. Smith, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Galeoda beui Kreipl & Alf, 2002
  • Galeoocorys nipponica Sakurai & Habe [in Habe], 1961
  • Morio alcocki E.A. Smith, 1906 (basionym)
  • Oocorys alcocki (E.A. Smith, 1906)

Description

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 115 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Bay of Bengal and off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References
  1. Galeodea alcocki Kreipl & Alf, 2002. WoRMS (2010). Galeodea beui Kreipl & Alf, 2002. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=554890 on 23 February 2011 .
  • Kreipl K. & Alf A. (2002) A new species of Galeodea Link, 1807 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cassidae) from the Philippine Islands. Novapex 3(2-3): 83-85
  • 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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