Biology:Kurtzia kilburni

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Kurtzia kilburni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtzia
Species:
K. kilburni
Binomial name
Kurtzia kilburni
(Nielsen 2003)

Kurtzia kilburni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata of Central Chile.

References

  1. Nielsen, Sven N. (2003). Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile (PDF) (Doctoral thesis) (in Deutsch). University of Hamburg.

Wikidata ☰ Q39047355 entry