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Guraleus cuspis (G. B. Sowerby Iii 1896)

Guraleus cuspis

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

Subspecies
  • Guraleus (Guraleus) cuspis connectens (G.B. Sowerby, III, 1897) (synonym: Mangilia connectens G.B. Sowerby III, 1896)

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Original description) The white, fusiform shell is acuminate on both sides. It contains 8 whorls, of which 3 polished whorls n the protoconch. The others are obtusely angulate and crossed by many spiral lirae. The shell shows many opisthocline ribs. The body whorl is at the top slightly concave, but otherwise slightly convex. The columella is delicately contorted. The aperture is elongated. The outer lip is thin and backwards slightly sinuate. .[2]

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Guraleus cuspis (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=433926 on 2017-07-05
  2. ^ 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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • 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

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Guraleus cuspis: Brief Summary

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

Subspecies Guraleus (Guraleus) cuspis connectens (G.B. Sowerby, III, 1897) (synonym: Mangilia connectens G.B. Sowerby III, 1896)
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