Knefastia
Encyclopedia
Knefastia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus Knefastia include:- Knefastia altenaiKnefastia altenaiKnefastia altenai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001 - Knefastia dalliKnefastia dalliKnefastia dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Bartsch, 1944 - Knefastia funiculataKnefastia funiculataKnefastia funiculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Kiener, 1840) - Knefastia hilliKnefastia hilliKnefastia hilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Petuch, 1990 - Knefastia horrendaKnefastia horrendaKnefastia horrenda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Watson, 1886) - Knefastia howelliKnefastia howelliKnefastia howelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951) - Knefastia olivaceaKnefastia olivaceaKnefastia olivacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sowerby I, 1834) - Knefastia princepsKnefastia princepsKnefastia princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Berry, 1953 - Knefastia tuberculiferaKnefastia tuberculiferaKnefastia tuberculifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829) - Knefastia walkeriKnefastia walkeriKnefastia walkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Berry, 1958