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Guraleus pictus

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Guraleus pictus
Shell of Guraleus pictus
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. pictus
Binomial name
Guraleus pictus
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia meredithiae Tenison-Woods, 1876
  • Mangelia picta Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Guraleus pictus (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433942 on 2017-07-08