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Guraleus lallemantianus

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Guraleus lallemantianus
Drawing of a shell of Guraleus lallemantianus
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. lallemantianus
Binomial name
Guraleus lallemantianus
(Crosse & Fischer, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella lallemantiana (Crosse & Fischer, 1865)
  • Guraleus (Guraleus) lallemantianus (Crosse & Fischer, 1865)
  • Mangelia lallemantiana Angas, 1877
  • Pleurotoma lallemantiana Crosse & Fischer, 1865 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm. Two of the revolving lines more prominent, ridge-like. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, or light reddish brown.[2]

Distribution

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

References

  • Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. 1865. Description d'espèces nouvelles d'Australie provenant dela collection de M. Geo French Angas. Journal de Conchyliologie 13: 422-429, pl. 11, figs 1-7
  • Angas, G.F. 1865. On the marine molluscan fauna of the Province of South Australia, with a list of all the species known up to the present time, together with remarks on their habitats and distribution, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865: 155-"180" (=190)
  • Angas, G.F. 1877. A further list of additional species of marine Mollusca to be included in the fauna of Port Jackson and the coasts of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 178-194
  • Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293-342

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