''Knefastia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
.
Taxonomy
This genus was previously included in the subfamily
Cochlespirinae
Cochlespirinae was a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Turridae, commonly named turrids.
It has been raised to the rank of family Cochlespiridae Powell, 1942
Genera
Genera in the subf ...
of the family
Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Knefastia'' include:
* † ''
Knefastia aenigmatica''
Landau, Da Silva & Heitz, 2016
* ''
Knefastia altenai''
Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001
* † ''
Knefastia chira''
Olsson, 1931
* †''
Knefastia coislinensis''
(Cossman, 1898)
* † ''
Knefastia crassinoda''
(Des Moulins, 1842)
* † ''
Knefastia cubaguaensis''
Landau, Da Silva & Heitz, 2016
* ''
Knefastia dalli
''Knefastia dalli'', common name Dall's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 7 ...
''
Bartsch, 1944
* † ''
Knefastia decipiens''
(Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''
Knefastia etteri''
Landau, Da Silva & Heitz, 2016
* ''
Knefastia funiculata''
(Kiener, 1840)
* † ''
Knefastia glypta''
Gardner, 1937
* ''
Knefastia hilli''
Petuch, 1990
* ''
Knefastia howelli''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* † ''
Knefastia kugleri''
Jung, 1965
* † ''
Knefastia limonensis''
Olsson, 1922
* † ''
Knefastia lindae''
Petuch, 1994
* ''
Knefastia nigricans''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Knefastia olivacea''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* † ''
Knefastia polygona''
(Deshayes, 1834)
* ''
Knefastia princeps''
Berry, 1953
* † ''
Knefastia rouaulti''
(Cossmann, 1923)
* † ''
Knefastia sainti''
(de Boury, 1899)
* ''
Knefastia tuberculifera''
(Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)
* ''
Knefastia walkeri''
Berry, 1958
* † ''
Knefastia waltonia''
Gardner, 1937
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Knefastia horrenda''
(Watson, 1886):
synonym of ''
Stenodrillia horrenda''
(R. B. Watson, 1886)
* † ''Knefastia lavinoides''
Olsson, 1922: synonym of † ''
Knefastia limonensis''
Olsson, 1922
References
External links
*
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308Fossilworks: ''Knefastia''MNHN, Paris : ''Knefastia''
Pseudomelatomidae
Gastropod genera
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