Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Alternative spellings: Mangelia (Kurtziella), Mangilia (Kurtziella)
Parent taxon: Mangeliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Gardner 1948, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Oldroyd 1925, Rosenberg 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Anticlinura, Apispiralia, Apitua, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cacodaphnella, Citharomangelia, Cryoturris, Curtitoma, Cythara, Cytharopsis, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Fehria, Genotina, Gingicithara, Glyphoturris, Granotoma, Granoturris, Guraleus, Hemicythara, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtzina, Leiocithara, Liracraea, Macteola, Mariadrillia, Marita, Mitraguraleus, Neoguraleus, Notocytharella, Obesotoma, Oenopota, Oenopotella, Papillocithara, Paraspirotropis, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Propebela, Pseudorhaphitoma, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Suturocythara, Tenaturris, Toxicochlespira, Venustoma, 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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