Kurtziella cerina is a species of small, predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The shell is yellowish white; the columella is sometimes tinged with black. The surface is covered by very fine revolving lines crossing the ribs, producing a rasplike minor sculpture.[2]
K. cerina can be found in Northwest Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of Massachusetts to the Campeche Bank.[3] and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
It has also been found as a fossil in Quaternary strata in several states along the eastern coast of the US
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Kurtziella cerina is a species of small, predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
