Kurtzia kilburni

Kurtzia kilburni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Kurtzia
Species:	K. kilburni
Binomial name
Kurtzia kilburni Nielsen (2003)

Kurtzia kilburni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell could attain 10mm in length ^[2] which is relatively small compared to other sea snails, and is typically brown or gray in color. Its shell shape, which is usually spiral, helps to protect its soft body from predators.

The Kurtzia Kilburni, a species of sea snail, can be found in the subtidal zones of the ocean, which are areas below the lowest tide level, typically between 10-200 meters deep

The fossil record shows that Kurtzia Kilburni, a type of sea snail, has been around for approximately 10 million years

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata of Central Chile, Chile.

References

1. Nielsen, Sven N. (2003). Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile (PDF) (Doctoral thesis) (in German). University of Hamburg.
2. "https://ontosight.ai/library/article/kurtzia-kilburni-facts-habitat-distribution-and-conservation-status--681384b1c8769c85132004b3". Ontosight. Retrieved 15 October 2025.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)