Bivalvia | Cardiida | Tellinoidea | Donacidae

genus Galatea Bruguière, 1797: species

6 available nominal genus synonyms (10 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Decorative image of a representative of Galatea paradoxa

Galatea paradoxa (Born, 1780)

synonymy (21 available, 24 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Estuaries in tropical West Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Galatea schwabi (Clench, 1929)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Lower Sanaga, Cameroon. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient
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Decorative image of a representative of Galatea bengoensis

Galatea bengoensis Dunker, 1849 (brackish)

synonymy (12 available, 13 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, estuaries in Angola. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857 (brackish)

synonymy (12 available, 12 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, coastal Angola, north to Gabon. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Galatea cailliaudi Bernardi, 1860 (brackish)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, coastal, tropical Atlantic Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase

Galatea congica Boettger, 1885 (brackish)

synonymy (4 available, 6 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, coastal, tropical Atlantic Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Galatea nux (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927) (brackish)

synonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, Congo estuary. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Galatea tenuicula Philippi, 1848 (brackish)

synonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, Congo estuary. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
other links: MolluscaBase