Neoguraleus sandersonae

Neoguraleus sandersonae
Shell of Neoguraleus sandersonae (holotype in the Auckland War Memorial Museum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Neoguraleus
Species:	N. sandersonae
Binomial name
Neoguraleus sandersonae (Bucknill, 1927)
Synonyms [1]
Scrinium sandersonaeBucknill, 1927 (original combination)

Neoguraleus sandersonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. ^[1]

Description

The shell of Neoguraleus sandersonae is small, typically reaching lengths of approximately 5–7 mm. ^[2] It is characterized by a fusiform shape with a moderately high spire. The sculpture consists of fine axial ribs crossed by spiral lirae, giving the shell a cancellate appearance. The coloration is generally a pale brownish-white, often with subtle darker spiral bands. The aperture is narrow, with a short siphonal canal, and the outer lip is slightly thickened.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand, primarily found in deep waters off the North Island and South Island. ^[3] It occurs at depths ranging from 100 to 500 meters, typically on soft substrates such as mud or fine sand.

References

1. Marshall, B. (2016). Neoguraleus sandersonae (Bucknill, 1927). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434473 on 2017-10-19
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neoguraleus sandersonae (Bucknill, 1927)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
3. "Neoguraleus sandersonae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

• Powell, Arthur William Baden. The New Zealand Recent and Fossil Mollusca of the Family Turridae: With General Notes on Turrid Nomenclature and Systematics. No. 2. Unity Press limited, printers, 1942.
• Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 239)
• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

External links

• CER Bucknill, Description of Two New Species of Marine Gasteropod; Trans. NZ Inst, 1927
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
• New Zealand Mollusca: Neoguraleus sandersonae
• Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone ^{[ permanent dead link ]}