Cingulina
Cingulina is a genus of of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [2]
Description
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]
Species
- Cingulina brazieri Angas, G.F., 1877 [5]
- Cingulina cingulata (Dunker, 1860)
- Cingulina circinata A. Adams, 1860
- Cingulina isseli (Tryon, 1886)
- Cingulina laticingulata Dall, W.H. & P. Bartsch, 1906 [6]
- Cingulina spina (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
- Cingulina terebra (Dunker, 1860)
- Cingulina trachealis [7]
- Cingulina triarata Pilsbry, 1904
- Species brought into synonymy
- Cingulina australis Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of Lironoba australis (Tenison-Woods, 1877)
- Cingulina babylonia (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Pseudoscilla babylonia (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- Cingulina carinata Mörch, 1876: synonym of Teretinax carinata (Mörch, 1876)
References
- ^ A. Adams, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 3d ser., vol. 6, 1860, p. 414
- ^ 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
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 318]
- ^ Dall & Bartsch, A Mongraph of West American Pyramidellid Mollusks; Smithsonian Institution, bulletin 68, p. 12; 1909
- ^ Gastropods.com: Cingulina brazieri; retrieved : 26 December 2011
- ^ Gastropods.com: Cingulina laticingulata; retrieved: 26 December 2011
- ^ Gastropods.com: Cingulina trachealis; 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
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