Kylix alcyone

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

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

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Cape Lobos, Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico at a depth of 140 m.

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 alcyone (Dall, 1919).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434176 on 27 October 2011.