Knefastia walkeri
Knefastia walkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Knefastia walkeri | |
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| Shell of Knefastia walkeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Knefastia |
| Species: | K. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Knefastia walkeri Berry, 1958 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 37 mm and 67 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico
References
- Knefastia walkeri Berry, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
- Berry, Samuel Stillman. "West American molluscan miscellany. II." Leaflets in Malacology 1.16 (1958): 91-98.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Knefastia walkeri
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