Kylix impressa

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

Kylix impressa
Drawing of a shell of Kylix impressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Kylix
Species:
K. impressa
Binomial name
Kylix impressa
(Hinds, 1843) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavatula impressa Hinds, 1843 (basionym)
  • Drillia impressa (Hinds, 1843)
  • Drillia (Clavus) impressa (Hinds, 1843)
  • Elaeocyma impressa Hinds, 1843
  • Pleurotoma impressa (Hinds, 1843)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 14 mm. The shell is tuberculately ribbed with oblique ribs. The interstices are transversely striated The back of the body whorl is smooth. The shell has a pale flesh-color, the ribs are whitish. The outer lip is a little expanded.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua to Costa Rica.

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References
  1. Hinds, R.B. (1843) On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1843, 36–46.
  2. Kylix impressa (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 October 2011.
  3. G.W. Tryon Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 189; 1884 (described as Drillia impressa)
  • "Elaeocyma impressa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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