Guraleus fossa

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

Guraleus fossa
Scientific classification
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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 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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