Paraguraleus balcombensis

Paraguraleus balcombensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

Paraguraleus balcombensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Paraguraleus
Species:
P. balcombensis
Binomial name
Paraguraleus balcombensis
(Powell, 1944)
Synonyms

Guraleus balcombensis Powell, 1944

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3.4 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in [Middle [Miocene]] strata in Victoria, Australia.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2017). Paraguraleus balcombensis (Powell, 1944) †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1044526 on 2017-12-04
  • A. W. B. Powell, The Australian Tertiary Mollusca of the Family Turridae, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, Vol. 3, No. 1
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