Guraleus tabatensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Guraleus tabatensis | |
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| Original image of a shell of Guraleus tabatensis | |
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. tabatensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Guraleus tabatensis (Tokunaga, 1906)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pleurotoma (Drillia) tabatensis Tokunaga, 1906 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description) This very rare shell contains six whorls, the upper three smooth, the rest about coarsely (about right) longitudinally costated with no trace of transverse ribs. The shell is distinctly angulated at the shoulder. The aperture is long and measures a little shorter than half the height of the shell.[1]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Japan. It has also been found as a fossil in the Tabata region, near Tokyo.
References edit
- ^ a b Tokunaga, Shigeyasu. "Fossils from the environs of Tokyo." (1906)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links edit
- "Guraleus tabatensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Guraleus tabatensis