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Taxonomy
Family:
MANGELIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Mangeliidae (Family)
> Neoguraleus (Genus)
> lyallensis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Drillia lyallensis R. Murdoch, 1905
=Guraleus tenebrosus Powell, 1926
=Neoguraleus lyallensis lyallensis (R. Murdoch, 1905)
=Neoguraleus lyallensis tenebrosus (Powell, 1926)
=Neoguraleus tenebrosus Powell, 1926
Images: Neoguraleus lyallensis (R. Murdoch, 1905)
Oneroa, Waiheke Island. 13mm. © rights reserved
Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 13mm. © rights reserved
Below low tide on sandy gravel, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 10.5mm. © rights reserved
Holotype of Guraleus tenebrosus Powell, 1926, collected Taupo Bay, Far North, NZ (MA72067). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
MANGELIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Mangeliidae (Family)
> Neoguraleus (Genus)
> lyallensis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Drillia lyallensis R. Murdoch, 1905
=Guraleus tenebrosus Powell, 1926
=Neoguraleus lyallensis lyallensis (R. Murdoch, 1905)
=Neoguraleus lyallensis tenebrosus (Powell, 1926)
=Neoguraleus tenebrosus Powell, 1926
Details: Neoguraleus lyallensis (R. Murdoch, 1905)
Size/Grows to:
Height 13mm, Width 5.5mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island, from 0-53m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Description:
Unicoloured, without a definite colour pattern, and the surface is crowded with fine lirations

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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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