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Knefastia garcesana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Taxonomy
Knefastia garcesana was named by Addicott (1970). Its type specimen is USNM 650255 and is a cast.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. glypta, K. pennyi, K. waltonia, Turricula andesita, Turricula angolensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Knefastia garcesana Addicott p. 131 figs. Plate 18, figure 24

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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
speciesgarcesana

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 garcesana Addicott 1970
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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
Collections
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