Guraleus tabatensis


Guraleus tabatensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
This very rare shell contains six whorls, the upper three smooth, the rest about coarsely longitudinally costated with no trace of transverse ribs. The shell is distinctly angulated at the shoulder. The aperture is long and measures a little shorter than half the height of the shell.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan. It has also been found as a fossil in the Tabata region, near Tokyo.