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Kurtziella serta

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Kurtziella serta
Shell of Kurtziella serta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtziella
Species:
K. serta
Binomial name
Kurtziella serta
Fargo, W.G. in Olsson, A.A. & A. Harbison, 1953

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

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K. serta can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Panama to Southern Brazil; also off Martinique.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Kurtziella serta (Fargo, 1953). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532260 on 2017-08-01
  • Fargo, W. G. 1953. Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida. Part II. The Pliocene Turridae of Saint Petersburg, Florida Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 18 365–409, pls. 16-24
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  • "Kurtziella serta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.