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Guraleus fossa

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Guraleus fossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus
Species:
G. fossa
Binomial name
Guraleus fossa
Laseron, 1954

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Guraleus fossa Laseron, 1954. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433935 on 2017-07-01
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.
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