Knefastia altenai

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

Knefastia altenai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Knefastia
Species:
K. altenai
Binomial name
Knefastia altenai
Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001

Description

The length of the shell attains 57.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Colombia.

References

  • Macsotay, O. & Campos Villarroel, R., 2001. Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita – Venezuela – Descripción de 24 especies nuevas. Macsotay & Campos, Valencia, Venezuela. 280 pp.


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