Kurtziella dorvilliae

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Kurtziella dorvilliae
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Drawing of a shell of Kurtziella dorvilliae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtziella
Species:
K. dorvilliae
Binomial name
Kurtziella dorvilliae
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cryoturris dorvilliae(Reeve, 1845)
  • Kurtziella caribbeanaWeisbord, N.E., 1962
  • Kurtziella longaUsticke, 1969
  • Kurtziella quadrilineata longa (var.) Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969
  • Mangilia dorvilliae(Reeve, L.A., 1845)
  • Pleurotoma forthiensisReeve, L.A., 1845
  • Pleurotoma dorvilliaeReeve, 1845

Kurtziella dorvilliae , common name Dorvill's mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 10.5 mm.

The shell is rather thin and narrowly shouldered. It is longitudinally plicated, with fine revolving striae, more conspicuous towards the base. Its color is whitish, with a pale brown three-line zone. [2]

Distribution

K. dorvilliae can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.; [3] in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kurtziella dorvilliae (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 August 2011.
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 666.


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