Kylix (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Kylix is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Drilliidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Drilliidae
Drilliidae
Drilliidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Description:...
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Species
Species within the genus Kylix include:- Kylix alcyoneKylix alcyoneKylix alcyone is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Cape Lobos, Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico at a depth of 140 m.-References:...
(Dall, 1919) - Kylix contractaKylix contractaKylix contracta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm.-Distribution:...
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Kylix halocydneKylix halocydneKylix halocydne is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae that lives in a tropical climate, usually in the Eastern Pacific area.-References:...
(Dall, 1919) - Kylix hecubaKylix hecubaKylix hecuba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico to Panama-References:...
(Dall, 1919) - Kylix iantheKylix iantheKylix ianthe is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Mexico to Panama-References:...
(Dall, 1919) - Kylix impressaKylix impressaKylix impressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The shell grows to a length of 14 mm. The shell is tuberculately ribbed with oblique ribs. The interstices are transversely striated The back of the body whorl is smooth. The shell has a pale...
(Hinds, 1843) - Kylix panamellaKylix panamellaKylix panamella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Panama at a depth of 280 m.-References:...
(Dall, 1908) - Kylix pazianaKylix pazianaKylix paziana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.-Distribution:...
(Dall, 1919) - Kylix rugiferaKylix rugiferaKylix rugifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The shell has a very dark chocolate color. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed with the ribs terminating on a nodulous periphery, above which the surface is smooth and slightly concave. The...
(Sowerby I, 1834) - Kylix woodringiKylix woodringiKylix woodringi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.-References:...
McLean & Poorman, 1971 - Kylix zacaeKylix zacaeKylix zacae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Santa Inez Bay, Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico-References:...
Hertlein & Strong, 1951