Kurtzia kilburni
Kurtzia kilburni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Kurtzia kilburni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Kurtzia |
| Species: | K. kilburni |
| Binomial name | |
| Kurtzia kilburni | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata of Central Chile.
References
- Nielsen, Sven N. (2003). Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile (PDF) (Doctoral thesis) (in German). University of Hamburg.
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