Knefastia coislinensis

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

Knefastia coislinensis
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. coislinensis
Binomial name
Knefastia coislinensis
(Cossmann, 1898 )

Description

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Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata of the Loire inférieure, France.

References

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  • Cossmann, 1898: Mollusques éocéniques de la Loire inférieure, 1. I, fasc. 3; Bull. soc. Sc. nat. Ouest, t, VI, 1896 (1897-1898).