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Kurtzia kilburni

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Kurtzia kilburni
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ Nielsen, Sven N. (2003). Die marinen Gastropoden (exklusive Heterostropha) aus dem Miozän von Zentralchile (PDF) (Doctoral thesis) (in German). University of Hamburg.