Kylix contracta

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Kylix contracta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Kylix
Species:
K. contracta
Binomial name
Kylix contracta
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

Kylix contracta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. [2] [3]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean between Panama and Ecuador at depths between 73 m and 128 m.

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References

  1. McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
  2. 1 2 Kylix contracta McLean & Poorman, 1971 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 October 2011.
  3. McLean & Poorman, James & Roy. "New Species of Tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae" (PDF). research.nhm.org.