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
Shell of Knefastia tuberculifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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

References

  • 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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