Kurtziella venezuelana explained

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

• Weisbord, Norman Edward. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Vol. 42. Paleontological Research Institution, 1962.

External links

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.

Notes and 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