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Guraleus cuspis
Guraleus cuspis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Subspecies
From the article Guraleus cuspis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm. (Original description) The white, fusiform shell is acuminate on both sides. It contains 8 whorls, of which 3 polished whorls n the protoconch. The others are obtusely angulate and crossed by many spiral lirae. The shell shows many opisthocline ribs. The body whorl is at the top slightly concave, but otherwise slightly convex. The columella is delicately contorted. The aperture is elongated. The outer lip is thin and backwards slightly sinuate. .
Range & habitat
This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1266740.