Cingulina is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Cingulina
Cingulina cingulata shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Turbonillinae
Tribe: Cingulinini
Genus: Cingulina
A. Adams, 1860[1]
Type species
Cingulina circinata
A. Adams, 1860
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Cingulina) A. Adams, 1860

Description

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The shell is turriculated and subulate. The numerous whorls are rounded and spirally ribbed. The interstices are striate. The aperture is oblong, entire in front. The columella is straight and simple. The outer lip is sharp and arcuate.[3] The shell lacks basal keels, varices are absent. The spiral sculpture is stronger than microscopic striations. The axial sculpture consists of faint riblets, with the spiral markings consisting of strong raised threads.[4]

Distribution

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This species is mainly distributed off the coasts of Japan and various European countries.

Species

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Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ A. Adams, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 3d ser., vol. 6, 1860, p. 414
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138402 on 2011-12-26
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 318]
  4. ^ Dall & Bartsch, A Monograph of West American Pyramidellid Mollusks; Smithsonian Institution, bulletin 68, p. 12; 1909
  5. ^ "Cingulina brazieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Cingulina laticingulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Cingulina trachealis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213