Neoguraleus lineatus

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| synonyms = † Guraleus lineatus J.Marwick, 1928 (original combination)

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Neoguraleus lineatus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Neoguraleus lineatus (Marwick, 1928) †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831715 on 2017-10-20

Description

The length of this very small shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

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Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs in Tertiary strata on Pitt Island

References

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  • [http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_58/rsnz_58_00_003790.pdf Marwick, J. "The Tertiary Mollusca of the Chatham Islands including a generic revision of the New Zealand Pectinidae." Transactions of the New Zealand institute. Vol. 58. No. 4. 1928]
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

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lineatus

Category:Gastropods described in 1928

Category:Gastropods of New Zealand

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