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Guraleus mitralis

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Species of gastropod

Guraleus mitralis
Shells of Guraleus mitralis (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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. mitralis
Binomial name
Guraleus mitralis
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Bela mitralis Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)
  • Daphnella mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Guraleus (Mitraguraleus) mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Mangilia mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Mitraguraleus mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Propebela mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)

Guraleus mitralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

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Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Guraleus mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432719 on 2017-07-08
  • Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species from Australian seas, in the collection of George French Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863(III): 418–428, pl. xxxvii
  • Brazier, J. 1889. Notes and critical remarks on a donation of shells sent to the Museum of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Journal of Conchology 6: 66–84
  • Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 12(2): 170–205
  • 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
  • Hedley, C. 1913. Studies of Australian Mollusca. Part XI; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • May, W.L. 1923. An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
  • 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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Taxon identifiers
Guraleus mitralis


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