Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 (ribbed mitre)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Alternative combination: Turricula lavinoides limonensis

Synonyms: Fusiturricula lavinoides Olsson 1922, Knefastia lavinoides Olsson 1922, Turricula lavinoides Olsson 1922

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309

Belongs to Knefastia according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

Sister taxa: Knefastia chira, Knefastia funiculata, Knefastia garcesana, Knefastia hilli, Knefastia lindae, Knefastia olivacea

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Costa Rica (3 collections)

• Miocene of Colombia (16), Panama (1), Venezuela (4)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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