''Cingulina'' is a

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of small

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s, pyramidellid

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s. in the

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Pyramidellidae Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromol ...

, the pyrams and their allies.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

Description

The shell is turriculated and subulate. The numerous whorls are rounded and spirally ribbed. The interstices are striate. The

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is oblong, entire in front. The

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is straight and simple. The outer lip is sharp and arcuate. The shell lacks basal keels, varices are absent. The spiral

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is stronger than microscopic striations. The axial sculpture consists of faint riblets, with the spiral markings consisting of strong raised threads.

Distribution

This species is mainly distributed off the coasts of

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and various

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an countries.

Species

* '' Cingulina acutilirata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 * '' Cingulina aikeni'' Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018 * '' Cingulina archimedea'' Melvill, 1896 * ''

Cingulina austrina ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Laseron, 1959 * '' Cingulina bellardii'' Hornung & Mermod, 1924 * ''

Cingulina brazieri ''Cingulina brazieri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Description The white shell is smooth, pellucid, and polished. Its length measures 4 mm. The teleoconch ...

'' Angas, G.F., 1877 * ''

Cingulina cingulata ''Cingulina cingulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2011). ''Cingulina cingulata'' (Dunker, 1860). Accessed through: Wo ...

'' (Dunker, 1860) * '' Cingulina circinata'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''

Cingulina dussaulti ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Saurin, 1962 * ''

Cingulina imperita ''Cingulina imperita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Cingulina imperita'' Laseron, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' Laseron, 1959 * ''

Cingulina inaequalis ''Cingulina inaequalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Cingulina inaequalis'' Saurin, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' Saurin, 1958 * ''

Cingulina inamuragasakiensis ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Nomura, 1938 * ''

Cingulina isseli ''Cingulina isseli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Gofas, S. (2011). ''Cingulina isseli'' (Tryon, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...

'' (Tryon, 1886) * ''

Cingulina japonica ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Clessin, 1902 * ''

Cingulina laticingula ''Cingulina laticingula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Description The length of the shell varies between 2.6 mm and 4 mm. The whorls of the protoco ...

'' (Dall, W.H. & P. Bartsch, 1906) * ''

Cingulina magna ''Cingulina magna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Cingulina magna'' Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'' Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910 * ''

Cingulina pulchra ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Brazier, 1894) * ''

Cingulina puncticingulata ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, Pyramidellidae, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family (biology), family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: ...

'' Nomura, 1938 * ''

Cingulina rhyllensis ''Cingulina rhyllensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Cingulina rhyllensis'' Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910. Ac ...

'' Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910 * '' Cingulina rugosa'' Saurin, 1959 * '' Cingulina secernenda'' Melvill, 1918 * '' Cingulina spina'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1864) * ''

Cingulina superba ''Cingulina'' is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cingulina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Thiele, 1925 * † '' Cingulina tardichattica'' Lozouet, 1999 * '' Cingulina trisulcata'' Sowerby III, 1894 * ''

Cingulina truncata ''Cingulina truncata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Cingulina truncata'' Saurin, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' Saurin, 1959 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cingulina aglaia'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''

Polyspirella aglaia ''Polyspirella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella'' Carpenter, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''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 biarata'' Nomura, 1937: synonym of ''

Paracingulina triarata ''Paracingulina triarata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paracingulina triarata (Pilsbry, 1904). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * ''Cingulina callista'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''

Polyspirella callista ''Polyspirella callista'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella callista'' (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''Cingulina carinata'' Mörch, 1876: synonym of '' Teretinax carinata'' (Mörch, 1876) * ''Cingulina densistriata'' Nomura, 1936: synonym of '' Murchisonella densistriata'' (Nomura, 1936) (original combination) * ''Cingulina evermanni'' (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928): synonym of '' Murchisonella evermanni'' (F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1928) * ''Cingulina inequicingulata'' (Nomura, 1938): synonym of ''

Paracingulina inequicingulata ''Paracingulina inequicingulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Paracingulina inequicingulata'' (Nomura, 1938). Accessed through: World R ...

'' (Nomura, 1938) * ''Cingulina insignis'' May, 1911: synonym of '' Seila insignis'' (May, 1911) * ''Cingulina laticingulata'' ic synonym of ''Cingulina laticingula'' (Dall & Bartsch, 1906) (misspelling) * ''Cingulina mutuwanensis'' Nomura, 1938: synonym of ''Cingulina cingulata'' (Dunker, 1860) * ''Cingulina terebra'' (Dunker, 1860): synonym of ''

Paracingulina terebra ''Paracingulina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Paracingulina'' Nomura, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Dunker, 1860) * ''Cingulina torcularis'' (Tenison-Woods, 1878): synonym of '' Icuncula torcularis'' (Tenison-Woods, 1878) * ''Cingulina trachealis'' (Gould, 1861): synonym of ''

Polyspirella trachealis ''Polyspirella trachealis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Polyspirella trachealis'' (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Gould, 1861) * ''Cingulina triarata'' Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of ''

'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * ''Cingulina urdeneta'' (Bartsch, 1917): synonym of '' Turbonilla urdeneta'' Bartsch, 1917

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . 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 {{Taxonbar, from=Q3174218 Pyramidellidae Gastropod genera