Neoguraleus hautotaraensis

Neoguraleus hautotaraensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Neoguraleus
Species: N. hautotaraensis
Binomial name
Neoguraleus hautotaraensis
Vella, 1954

Neoguraleus hautotaraensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs in Upper Nukumaruan strata

    References

    1. Marshall, B. (2015). Neoguraleus hautotaraensis Vella, 1954 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831714 on 2017-10-20


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