Knefastia walkeri

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Knefastia walkeri
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Shell of Knefastia walkeri
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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

Knefastia walkeri 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 37 mm and 67 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico

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References

  1. Knefastia walkeri Berry, 1958 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 March 2010.