Kurtziella dorvilliae
Species of gastropod
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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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| Drawing of a shell of Kurtziella dorvilliae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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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 Ocean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida south to Brazil.;[3] in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
