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Kurtziella perryae

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Kurtziella perryae
Shell of Kurtziella perryae
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. perryae
Binomial name
Kurtziella perryae
Bartsch & Rehder, 1939

Kurtziella perryae is a species of very small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

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K. perryae can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas to western Florida.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kurtziella perryae Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ 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. 667.
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  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Kurtziella perryae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.