Knefastia tuberculifera
Knefastia tuberculifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
Knefastia tuberculifera | |
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Shell of Knefastia tuberculifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
Genus: | Knefastia |
Species: | K. tuberculifera |
Binomial name | |
Knefastia tuberculifera (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pleurotoma tuberculifera Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829 |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico and down to Nicaragua
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References
- Knefastia tuberculifera (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Knefastia tuberculifera
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