Striatoguraleus vellicatus

Striatoguraleus vellicatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Striatoguraleus vellicatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Striatoguraleus
Species:
S. vellicatus
Binomial name
Striatoguraleus vellicatus
Kilburn, 1994

Description

The length of this nassariiform shell attains 6.6 mm. It differs from S. Himaeformis in that it lacks a brephic sculptural stage, and instead develops directly from the protoconch to axial and spiral sculpture.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa

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References

  1. Striatoguraleus vellicatus Kilburn, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  2. Annals of the Natal Museum. Adlard & Son. 1994. pp. 192–195.


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