Kurtziella antipyrgus

Kurtziella antipyrgus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Kurtziella antipyrgus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Kurtziella
Species:
K. antipyrgus
Binomial name
Kurtziella antipyrgus
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia (Kurtziella) antipyrgus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 10 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Acapulco, Pacific Mexico, to Ecuador

References

  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Kurtziella antipyrgus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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