Knefastia dalli

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Knefastia dalli
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Shell of Knefastia dalli (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Knefastia
Species:
K. dalli
Binomial name
Knefastia dalli
Bartsch, 1944

Knefastia dalli, common name Dall's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.

References

  1. Knefastia dalli Bartsch, 1944 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 March 2010.