Kurtziella margaritifera, common name the pearl-studded mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Distribution
K. margaritifera can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the eastern Florida seaboard along the coast to Louisiana.
It was also found as a fossil in Pliocene strata of North St. Petersburg, Florida.
References
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. GarcÃÂa. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579âÂÂ699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of MexicoâÂÂOrigins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Fargo, W. G. 1953. Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida. Part II. The Pliocene Turridae of Saint Petersburg, Florida Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 18 365âÂÂ409, pls. 16-24