Mitraguraleus mitralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. It was originally described as Bela mitralis.

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 millimetres (0.71 in).

(Original description in Latin) The shell is ovate-fusiform and turreted, appearing pale tawny, and adorned with reddish-brown spots at the sutures. The 7 whorls are somewhat angled posteriorly, slightly excavated at the sutures, longitudinally plicate (folded), with the interstices being transversely striated. The ribs become obsolete on the body whorl. The aperture is elongated and narrow. The lip is smooth and simple, and the outer lip is thin and regularly arched.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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  • Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 12(2): 170–205
  • Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293–342
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  • May, W.L. 1923. An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1–56, pls 1–12.

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