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Knefastia limonensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Taxonomy
Turricula lavinoides limonensis was named by Olsson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Knefastia limonensis by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Turricula lavinoides Olsson p. 55 figs. pl. 4, fig. 6
1922Turricula lavinoides limonensis Olsson p. 56 figs. pl. 4, fig. 12
2006Fusiturricula lavinoides Williams
2010Knefastia limonensis Landau and Marques da Silva p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyCostellariidaeMacDonald 1860
genusKnefastiaDall 1919
specieslimonensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922
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Invalid names: Knefastia lavinoides Olsson 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:32
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:32
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Knefastia lavinoides (60144 60708 60709 60710)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Knefastia lavinoides (156356 156370 157336 160770) Knefastia limonensis (161622 161891)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Knefastia lavinoides (136879 136884 136885 136907 157830 157858) Knefastia limonensis (160965 160966 160967)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Knefastia lavinoides (131219)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Knefastia limonensis (111214)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Turricula lavinoides (134667)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Knefastia limonensis (96519)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Turricula lavinoides (134664)