Guraleus ornatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Guraleus ornatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435271 on 2017-09-18
Description The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Originally described by Sowerby III as a variety of Mangilia alucinans (synonym of Guraleus alucinans), but with a longer spire and with red spots on the ribs. .Sowerby, G.B., III. (1896) List of the Pleurotomidae of South Australia, with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 2, 24–32, pl. 3
Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off South Australia.
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Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.