Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Alternative spelling: Cryoturris
Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
Parent taxon: Kurtziella according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Gardner 1948, Sepkoski 2002, Woodring 1928 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Kurtziella (Kurtziella), Kurtziella atrostyla, Kurtziella cerina, Kurtziella hecetae, Kurtziella limonitella, Kurtziella oenoa, Kurtziella serga
Subtaxa: Kurtziella (Cryoturris) aptera Kurtziella (Cryoturris) dianema Kurtziella (Cryoturris) dominicensis Kurtziella (Cryoturris) engonia Kurtziella (Cryoturris) etrema Kurtziella (Cryoturris) euengonia Kurtziella (Cryoturris) habra Kurtziella (Cryoturris) nexilis Kurtziella (Cryoturris) serta
Type: Cryoturris engonia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections), Panama (1), United States (6: Florida, North Carolina)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (3), Mexico (3), Panama (1)
• Miocene of Panama (3), United States (4: Florida)
Total: 23 collections including 32 occurrences