Guraleus delicatulus (Tenison Woods, 1879)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Guraleus delicatulus (Tenison Woods, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Tenison Woods, 1879)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Mangeliidae
- Genus
- Guraleus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
- superfamilyConoidea J. Fleming, 1822
- familyMangeliidae P. Fischer, 1883
- genusGuraleus Hedley, 1918
- speciesGuraleus delicatulus (Tenison Woods, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Guraleus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Guraleus amplexus (A. A. Gould, 1860) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus bordaensis Cotton, 1947 | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus cuspis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus diacritus Cotton, 1947 | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus dubius P. A. Maxwell, 1992 | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Guraleus fascinus Hedley, 1922 | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus flavescens (Angas, 1877) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus halmahericus (Schepman, 1913) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus incrustus (Tenison Woods, 1877) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus kamakuranus (Pilsbry, 1904) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus pictus (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guraleus tasmantis Laseron, 1954 | MangeliidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Guraleus insculptus var. delicatulus (Tenison Woods, 1879) (Tenison Woods, 1879) | synonym |
| Mangelia delicatula Tenison Woods, 1879 Tenison Woods, 1879 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433927 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HMK6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.