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

Kylix rugifera
Drawing of a shell of Kylix rugifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Kylix
Species:
K. rugifera
Binomial name
Kylix rugifera
Synonyms[2]
  • Drillia albemarlensis Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902
  • Drillia (Crassispira) nigerrima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  • Drillia (Crassispira) rugifera (Sowerby I, 1834)
  • Pleurotoma rugifera Sowerby I, 1834 (basionym)

Description

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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 lower portion of the body whorl has revolving striae. The shell reaches a length of 22 mm.[3]

Distribution

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Tjis species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and Panama.

References

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  1. ^ Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.
  2. ^ a b Kylix rugifera (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 196; 1884 (described as Drillia nigerrima)
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  • "Kylix rugifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.