Kylix woodringi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2] The species is named in honor of Wendell P. Woodring.
Kylix woodringi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Kylix |
Species: | K. woodringi
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Binomial name | |
Kylix woodringi McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]
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Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Panama.
References edit
- ^ McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
- ^ a b Kylix woodringi McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2011.
External links edit
- "Kylix woodringi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.