Guraleus himerodes

Short description: Species of gastropod

Guraleus himerodes

Shell of Guraleus himerodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Mangeliidae
Genus:  | Guraleus
Species:  |

G. himerodes

Binomial name
Guraleus himerodes

(Melvill & Standen, 1896)

Synonyms[1]

Mangilia himerodes Melvill & Standen, 1896 (original combination)

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

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

(Original description) A pure white, extremely delicate little species, subvitreous, fusiform. It contains seven whorls, two of which are glassy and apical, the remainder being all very delicately ribbed, with spiral lirae, the interstices longitudinally striolate. At the sutures and the angle of the whorls there is a pale ochre band, again appearing, but almost obsoletely, in the middle of the body whorl. It is very conspicuous, however, just at the back of the outer lip. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip is thickened. The columella is simple.[2][3]

## Distribution

This marine species occurs in the central Pacific. The original specimen was found off Lifou Island.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Guraleus himerodes (Melvill & Standen, 1896)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433937.
2. ↑ Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.; Ireland, Conchological Society of Great Britain and (1879). Journal of conchology. 8. London: D. Bogue.. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99811.
3. ↑ J C., Melville; Standen, R. (1896). "Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II.". Journal of Conchology 8: 273–315. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99811.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99811#page/2/mode/1up

## External links

* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.

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