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Galeodea triganceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cassidae
Genus:	Galeodea
Species:	G. triganceae
Binomial name
Galeodea triganceae Dell, 1953

Galeodea triganceae is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails.

Shell description

The maximum shell height is 48 mm, and maximum width 31 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand including the Chatham Islands.

Habitat

This helmet shell is found at depths of between 90 and 600 m.

References

1. Powell A. W. B. (1979). William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland ISBN 0-00-216906-1.

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