Neoguraleus huttoni

Neoguraleus huttoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Neoguraleus
Species:
N. huttoni
Binomial name
Neoguraleus huttoni
(E. A. Smith, 1915)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia huttoni E. A. Smith, 1915 (original combination)

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

Description

The shell reaches a maximum height of about 9 mm and a diameter of approximately 3.7 mm.[2]

The shell is elongate-fusiform (spindle-shaped).[3] The adult whorls are sculptured, typically showing pronounced axial ribs crossed by spiral cords, giving the surface a textured, net-like appearance.[3]

The spire is relatively tall, while the siphonal canal is cut in proportion, giving the shell a somewhat shortened appearance at the base.[3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the northern part of North Island.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Neoguraleus huttoni (E. A. Smith, 1915). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434468 on 2017-10-18
  2. ^ a b "NZ Mollusca - Neoguraleus huttoni". www.mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1] [as Neoguraleus Powell, 1939] Data retrieved on: 19 November 2025
  • Powell, Arthur William Baden. The New Zealand Recent and Fossil Mollusca of the Family Turridae: With General Notes on Turrid Nomenclature and Systematics. No. 2. Unity Press limited, printers, 1942.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 239)
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.