Knefastia olivacea Sowerby I 1833 (ribbed mitre)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Alternative combinations: Clavatula (Knefastia) olivacea, Pleurotoma olivacea

Belongs to Knefastia according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931

Sister taxa: Clavatula (Knefastia) tuberculifera, Knefastia chira, Knefastia funiculata, Knefastia garcesana, Knefastia hilli, Knefastia limonensis, Knefastia lindae

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Coast of Oaxaca (Quaternary of Mexico)

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