Kylix (gastropod)

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Kylix
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Kylix ianthe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Kylix
Dall, 1919
Type species
Clathrodrillia alcyone
Dall, 1919
Species

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Kylix is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. [1] [2]

Species in this genus are characterized by an incised sculpture, a simple aperture and a more delicate shell. They have a dorsal varix, a protrusion on the back of the body whorl. [3]

Species

Species within the genus Kylix include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. ↑ Kylix Dall, 1919 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 October 2011.
  2. ↑ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies . 77 (3): 273–308. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyr017 .
  3. ↑ Dall (1919) Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol. 56 (1920)


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