Neoguraleus huttoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.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
Description The shell reaches a maximum height of about 9 mm and a diameter of approximately 3.7 mm.
The shell is elongate-fusiform (spindle-shaped).Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [as Neoguraleus Powell, 1939] Data retrieved on: 19 November 2025 The adult whorls are sculptured, typically showing pronounced axial ribs crossed by spiral cords, giving the surface a textured, net-like appearance.
The spire is relatively tall, while the siphonal canal is cut in proportion, giving the shell a somewhat shortened appearance at the base.
Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the northern part of North Island.
References
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.
External links Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295. New Zealand Mollusca: Neoguraleus huttoni Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone Auckland Museum : Neoguraleus huttoni