Knefastia decipiens
Extinct species of gastropod
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Knefastia decipiens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Knefastia decipiens | |
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| Shell of Knefastia decipiens (specimens in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Knefastia |
| Species: | K. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Knefastia decipiens (G.P. Deshayes, 1865 ) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France.[citation needed]
