''Kurtziella'' is a
genus
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of small, predatory
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Mangeliidae
Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Bouchet, P. (2011). Mangeliidae P. Fischer, 1883. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Regis ...
.
Prior to a 2011 genetic revision, the genus used to be included in the family
Conidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Kurtziella'' include:
* ''
Kurtziella acanthodes''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''
Kurtziella accinctus''
(Montagu, 1808)
* ''
Kurtziella antiochroa''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
* ''
Kurtziella antipyrgus''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
* ''
Kurtziella atrostyla
''Kurtziella atrostyla'', common name the brown-tip mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 9 mm.
Distr ...
''
(Tryon, 1884)
* ''
Kurtziella cerina''
(Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
* ''
Kurtziella corallina''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''
Kurtziella dorvilliae''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Kurtziella limonitella''
(Dall, 1884)
* ''
Kurtziella hebe''
Dall, W.H., 1919
* ''
Kurtziella margaritifera''
Fargo, 1953
* ''
Kurtziella newcombei
''Kurtziella newcombei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
(Original description) The small shell is brownish, with ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Kurtziella perryae''
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
* ''
Kurtziella plumbea
''Kurtziella plumbea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The small shell is yellowish, with on the body whorl a faint dark band in front of ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Kurtziella powelli''
Shasky, 1971
* ''
Kurtziella rhysa''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''
Kurtziella serga''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''
Kurtziella serta''
(Fargo, 1953)
* ''
Kurtziella tachnodes''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Kurtziella venezuelana''
Weisbord, 1962
;Extinct species:
* † ''Kurtziella limonitella margaritifera''
A.A. Olsson & A. Harbison, 1953
* † ''Kurtziella pagella''
W.P. Woodring, 1970
* † ''Kurtziella prionota''
J. Gardner, 1937
* † ''Kurtziella ramondi''
(C.J. Maury, 1910)
* † ''Kurtziella stenotella''
W.P. Woodring, 1970
* † ''Kurtziella stephanophora''
J. Gardner, 1937
* † ''Kurtziella thektapleura''
J. Gardner, 1937
* † ''Kurtziella websteri''
(C.J. Maury, 1910)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Kurtziella (Rubellatoma) diomedea''
(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939) : synonym of ''
Rubellatoma diomedea''
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
* ''Kurtziella alesidota''
Dall, W.H., 1919: synonym of ''
Kurtziella plumbea
''Kurtziella plumbea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The small shell is yellowish, with on the body whorl a faint dark band in front of ...
''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Kurtziella beta''
(Dall, 1919): synonym of ''
Kurtzina beta
''Kurtzina beta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Kurtzina beta (Dall, 1919). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Kurtziella caribbeana''
Weisbord, N.E., 1962: synonym of ''
Kurtziella dorvilliae''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Kurtziella cerinum''
(Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851): synonym of ''Kurtziella cerina'' (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
* ''Kurtziella citronella''
(Dall, 1886): synonym of ''
Cryoturris citronella''
(Dall, 1886)
* ''Kurtziella crebricostata''
(Carpenter, 1864): synonym of ''
Mangelia crebricostata
''Mangelia'' is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
The genus has been used for a long time as a wastebasket taxon. There have been many described species, many of which have become synonyms. Among ...
''
Carpenter, 1864
* ''Kurtziella cruzana''
G.W. Nowell-Usticke, 1969: synonym of ''
Cryoturris citronella''
(W.H. Dall, 1886)
* ''Kurtziella cyrene''
(Dall, 1919): synonym of ''
Kurtzina cyrene
''Kurtzina cyrene'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Kurtzina cyrene (Dall, 1919). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Kurtziella diomedea''
(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939): synonym of ''
Rubellatoma diomedea''
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
* ''Kurtziella longa''
Usticke, 1969: synonym of ''
Kurtziella dorvilliae''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Kurtziella quadrilineata''
(C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of ''
Cryoturris quadrilineata''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''Kurtziella quadrilineata longa'' (var.)
Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969: synonym of ''
Kurtziella dorvilliae''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Kurtziella rubella''
(Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851): synonym of ''
Rubellatoma rubella''
(Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
* ''Kurtziella vincula''
Nowell-Usticke, 1969:
synonym of ''
Cryoturris vincula''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
References
External links
Todd, Jonathan A. "Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections." Budd and Foster 2006 (1996) Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
Gastropod genera
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