Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Alternative spellings: Mangelia (Kurtziella), Mangilia (Kurtziella)
Parent taxon: Mangeliinae according to G. Spada et al. 2023
See also Bouchet et al. 2011, Gardner 1948, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Oldroyd 1925, Rosenberg 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Anticlinura, Antiguraleus, Apispiralia, Apitua, Austropusilla, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cacodaphnella, Citharomangelia, Cryoturris, Curtitoma, Cythara, Cytharopsis, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Fehria, Genotina, Gingicithara, Glyphoturris, Graciliclava, Granotoma, Granoturris, Guraleus, Hemicythara, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtzina, Kyllinia, Leiocithara, Liracraea, Lyromangelia, Macteola, Mariadrillia, Marita, Metaclathurella, Mitraguraleus, Neoguraleus, Notocytharella, Obesotoma, Oenopota, Oenopotella, Otitoma, Papillocithara, Paraspirotropis, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Propebela, Pseudoraphitoma, Pseudorhaphitoma, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Smithiella, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Suturocythara, Tenaturris, Toxicochlespira, Venustoma, Villiersiella, Vitjazinella, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris
Subtaxa: Kurtziella (Kurtziella) Kurtziella atrostyla Kurtziella cerina Kurtziella hecetae Kurtziella limonitella Kurtziella oenoa Kurtziella serga
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (3 collections), Mexico (1), Panama (1), United States (30: California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), Mexico (1), Panama (7), United States (3: California), Venezuela (5)
• Miocene of Panama (21), United States (14: Florida)
Total: 88 collections including 100 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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