Kurtziella tachnodes

Kurtziella tachnodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtziella
Species: K. tachnodes
Binomial name
Kurtziella tachnodes
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia tachnodes W.H. Dall, 1927

Kurtziella tachnodes, common name the wreath mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

K. tachnodes can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida; in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2010). Kurtziella tachnodes (Dall, 1927). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532941 on 2017-08-01


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