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Guraleus tabatensis

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Guraleus tabatensis
Original image of a shell of Guraleus tabatensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus
Species:
G. tabatensis
Binomial name
Guraleus tabatensis
(Tokunaga, 1906)
Synonyms

Pleurotoma (Drillia) tabatensis Tokunaga, 1906

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

Description

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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

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This marine species occurs off Japan. It has also been found as a fossil in the Tabata region, near Tokyo.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tokunaga, Shigeyasu. "Fossils from the environs of Tokyo." (1906) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  • "Guraleus tabatensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Guraleus tabatensis