Neoguraleus ngatuturaensis
Neoguraleus ngatuturaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Neoguraleus ngatuturaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Neoguraleus |
| Species: | N. ngatuturaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoguraleus ngatuturaensis (Bartrum & Powell, 1928) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austrofusus (Neocola) ngatuturaensis Bartrum & Powell, 1928 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 14.8 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and Australia.
References
- Marshall, B. (2015). Neoguraleus ngatuturaensis (Bartrum & Powell, 1928) †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831717 on 2017-10-20
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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