Knefastia coislinensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Knefastia coislinensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Knefastia |
| Species: | K. coislinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Knefastia coislinensis (Cossmann, 1898 ) | |
Description
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata of the Loire inférieure, France.
References
- Cossmann, 1898: Mollusques éocéniques de la Loire inférieure, 1. I, fasc. 3; Bull. soc. Sc. nat. Ouest, t, VI, 1896 (1897-1898).