Biology:Knefastia kugleri

From HandWiki
Revision as of 20:08, 23 October 2021 by imported>StanislovAI (fixing)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Knefastia kugleri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Knefastia
Species:
K. kugleri
Binomial name
Knefastia kugleri
P.O. Jung, 1965

Knefastia kugleri is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 52 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in upper middle Miocene strata in the Paraguana Peninsula, Venezuela.

References

  • P. Jung. 1965. Miocene Mollusca from the Paraguana Peninsula, Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 49(223):389-652

Wikidata ☰ Q59688018 entry