Neoguraleus lineatus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Neoguraleus lineatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Neoguraleus |
| Species: | N. lineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoguraleus lineatus (J. Marwick, 1928)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Guraleus lineatus J.Marwick, 1928 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The length of this very small shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs in Tertiary strata on Pitt Island
References edit
- ^ a b 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
- 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.