Guraleus incrustus
Species of gastropod
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Guraleus incrustus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Guraleus incrustus | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Guraleus incrustus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Guraleus |
| Species: | G. incrustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Guraleus incrustus (Tenison-Woods, 1877) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm. It is a smaller shell than Guraleus lallemantianus (Crosse & Fischer, 1865), with two of the revolving striae more prominent (on the body whorl 8–9), slightly keel-like.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
