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Knefastia dalli

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Knefastia dalli
Shell of Knefastia dalli (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Knefastia dalli Bartsch, 1944. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
  • Bartsch, 1944; Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 57:28
  • Audubon - Field Guide to North American Shells; ISBN 0-394-51913-2
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