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

Knefastia howelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 howelli Hertlein & Strong, 1951

Description

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

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

References

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  • 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