Kylix paziana

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

Clathrodrillia paziana Dall, 1919

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

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Cortez, Western 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. ^ a b Kylix paziana (Dall, 1919).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434183 on 28 October 2011.

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