Guraleus ornatus

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Guraleus ornatus
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Original image of a shell of Guraleus ornatus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus
Species:
G. ornatus
Binomial name
Guraleus ornatus
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1896)
Synonyms [1]

Mangilia alucinans var. ornataG. B. Sowerby III, 1896 (basionym)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Originally described by Sowerby III as a variety of Mangilia alucinans (synonym of Guraleus alucinans ), but with a longer spire and with red spots on the ribs. . [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off South Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Guraleus ornatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435271 on 2017-09-18
  2. ↑ 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 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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