Guraleus pictus
| Guraleus pictus | |
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| Shell of Guraleus pictus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Guraleus |
| Species: | G. pictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Guraleus pictus (Adams & Angas, 1864)
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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.
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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[]
- ^ 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
- 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
- Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 131–159
- 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. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56
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.
- Powell, A.W.B. 1968. The Turrid shellfish of Australian waters. Australian Natural History 1 16: 1–6
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the External links[]
- 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Guraleus (Guraleus) pictus pictus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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- Guraleus
- Gastropods described in 1864
- Gastropods of Australia
- Mangeliidae stubs