Biology:Kurtziella venezuelana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Kurtziella venezuelana
Kurtziella venezuelana 001.jpg
Shell of Kurtziella venezuelana (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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 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
  • Weisbord, Norman Edward. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Vol. 42. Paleontological Research Institution, 1962.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13378484 entry