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Molluscs of Tasmania

Mangeliidae: Guraleus (Euguraleus) jacksonensis (Angas, 1877) (‘Port Jackson turrid’)

Synonym(s): jacksonensis Angas, 1877 alternata Tenison-Woods, 1879 maccoyi Petterd, 1879.

Typical shell-length 14 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus

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