Guraleus ornatus
Appearance
Guraleus ornatus | |
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Original image of a shell of Guraleus ornatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Guraleus |
Species: | G. ornatus
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Binomial name | |
Guraleus ornatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Mangilia alucinans var. ornata G. B. Sowerby III, 1896 (basionym) |
Guraleus ornatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Originally described by Sowerby III as a variety of Mangilia alucinans (synonym of Guraleus alucinans), but with a longer spire and with red spots on the ribs. .[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off South Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b Marshall, B. (2015). Guraleus ornatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435271 on 2017-09-18
- ^ 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.
External links
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