Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Alternative spellings: Mangelia (Kurtziella), Mangilia (Kurtziella)
Parent taxon: Mangeliinae according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also Gardner 1948, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Oldroyd 1925, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Bellaspira, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cythara, Cytharella, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Glyphoturris, Granoturris, Guraleus, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Mariadrillia, Neoguraleus, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Tenaturris, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris
Subtaxa: Kurtziella (Cryoturris) 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 (34: California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), Jamaica (3), Mexico (3), Panama (8), United States (3: California), Venezuela (5)
• Miocene of Panama (22), United States (16: Florida)
Total: 101 collections including 132 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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