Guraleus mitralis

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

Guraleus mitralis
Shells of Guraleus mitralis (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus
Species:
G. mitralis
Binomial name
Guraleus mitralis
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela mitralis Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)
  • Daphnella mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Guraleus (Mitraguraleus) mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Mangilia mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Mitraguraleus mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Propebela mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Guraleus mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432719 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 (Mitraguraleus) mitralis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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