Knefastia howelli

Knefastia howelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Knefastia
Species:	K. howelli
Binomial name
Knefastia howelli (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
Synonyms [1]
Fusiturricula howelliHertlein & Strong, 1951

Knefastia howelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 31 mm, its diameter 11 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

References

1. Knefastia howelli (Hertlein & Strong, 1951) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 March 2010.

External links

• 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