Kylix ianthe

Kylix ianthe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Kylix
Species: K. ianthe
Binomial name
Kylix ianthe
(Dall, 1919) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavus ianthe (Dall, 1919)
  • Clavus (Elaeocyma) ianthe (Dall, 1919)
  • Elaeocyma ianthe Dall, 1919 (basionym)

Kylix ianthe is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Mexico to Panama

References

  1. Dall, W.H. (1919) Descriptions of new species of mollusks of the family Turritidae from the west coast of America and adjacent regions. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56, 1–86, 24 pls.
  2. 1 2 Kylix ianthe (Dall, 1919).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2011.

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