Guraleus pictus

Guraleus pictus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Guraleus pictus
Shell of Guraleus pictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus
Species:
G. pictus
Binomial name
Guraleus pictus
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia meredithiae Tenison-Woods, 1876
  • Mangelia picta Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Guraleus pictus (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433942 on 2017-07-08
  • Sowerby, G.B., III. (1896) List of the Pleurotomidae of South Australia, with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 2, 24–32, pl. 3 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Guraleus (Guraleus) pictus pictus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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