Kylix is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
| Kylix | |
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| Kylix ianthe | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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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
editSpecies within the genus Kylix include:
- Kylix alcyone (Dall, 1919)
- Kylix contracta McLean & Poorman, 1971
- Kylix halocydne (Dall, 1919)
- Kylix hecuba (Dall, 1919)
- Kylix ianthe (Dall, 1919)
- Kylix impressa (Hinds, 1843)
- Kylix panamella (Dall, 1908)
- Kylix paziana (Dall, 1919)
- Kylix rugifera (Sowerby I, 1834)
- Kylix woodringi McLean & Poorman, 1971
- Kylix zacae Hertlein & Strong, 1951
- Species brought into synonymy
- Kylix albemarlensis H.A. Pilsbry & E.G. Vanatta, 1902: synonym of: Kylix rugifera (G.B. I Sowerby, 1834)
- Kylix alcmene Dall, 1919: synonym of Calliclava alcmene (Dall, 1919)
- Kylix turveri Hertlein, L.G. & A.M. Strong, 1951: synonym of Calliclava alcmene (Dall, 1919)
References
edit- ^ Kylix Dall, 1919. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dall (1919) Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol. 56 (1920)