Kurtziella venezuelana

Kurtziella venezuelana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtziella
Species: K. venezuelana
Binomial name
Kurtziella venezuelana
Weisbord, 1962

Kurtziella venezuelana, 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 varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

K. venezuelana can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, off Colombia and Venezuela.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Kurtziella venezuelana Weisbord, 1962. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532942 on 2017-08-01


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