Kurtziella tachnodes

Kurtziella tachnodes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtziella
Species:
K. tachnodes
Binomial name
Kurtziella tachnodes
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia tachnodes W.H. Dall, 1927

Kurtziella tachnodes, common name the wreath mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

K. tachnodes can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida, United States; in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, United States.

References

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Kurtziella tachnodes (Dall, 1927). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532941 on 2017-08-01
  2. ^ Dall, W.H. "Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70: 18. Retrieved 21 September 2018.


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