Guraleus ornatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Guraleus ornatus | |
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| Original image of a shell of Guraleus ornatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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] | |
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Mangilia alucinans var. ornata G. B. Sowerby III, 1896 (basionym) | |
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
- ^ 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
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