Neoguraleus lineatus explained

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

Description

The length of this very small shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs in Tertiary strata on Pitt Island

References

• 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.

Notes and References

1. 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