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Margaritiferidae

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Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Cardioida | 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)

syonymy (22 available, 24 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Estuaries in tropical West Africa. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Galatea schwabi (Clench, 1929)

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

Range: Lower Sanaga, Cameroon. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Data Deficient

Decorative image of a representative of Galatea bengoensis

Galatea bengoensis Dunker, 1849 (brackish)

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

Range: Brackish, estuaries in Angola. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857 (brackish)

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

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

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Galatea cailliaudi Bernardi, 1860 (brackish)

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

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

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Galatea congica Boettger, 1885 (brackish)

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

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

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Galatea nux (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927) (brackish)

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

Range: Brackish, Congo estuary. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Galatea tenuicula Philippi, 1848 (brackish)

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

Range: Brackish, Congo estuary. (Afrotropics)

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

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