Knefastia howelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Knefastia howelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Knefastia |
| Species: | K. howelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Knefastia howelli (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fusiturricula howelli Hertlein & Strong, 1951 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 31 mm, its diameter 11 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.
References
edit- ^ a b Knefastia howelli (Hertlein & Strong, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
External links
edit- Zoologica : scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society.Eastern Pacific Expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the West Coast of Mexico and Central America Part X; Zoologica v. 36, 1951
- Biolib.cz: Image of Knefastia howelli
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Gastropods.com: Knefastia howelli
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