Cingulinini is a taxonomic

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of very small

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, marine gastropod

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s in the family

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 micr ...

, the pyrams and their allies.

Taxonomy

Cingulininae was first introduced by Saurin in 1959, and according to Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999) it comprises seven genera; ''

Cingulina ''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 Spe ...

'', '' Cinctigua'', '' Coemansia'', ''

Paracingulina ''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 ...

'', '' Polyspirella'', '' Pseudocingulina'' and '' Puncticingulina''. As Cingulininae it has been one of eleven recognized subfamilies of the gastropod family

(according to the taxonomy of Ponder & Lindberg, 1997), the pyrams and their allies. The other 10 subfamilies are Odostomiinae, Turbonillinae,

Chrysallidinae Chrysallidinae is a taxonomic group of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Taxonomy Chrysallidinae has been one of eleven recognized subfamilies of the gastropod famil ...

, Cyclostremellinae, Sayellinae, Syrnolinae, Eulimellinae, Pyramidellinae,

Odostomellinae Odostomellini is a taxonomic tribe of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs within the family Pyramidellidae the pyrams and their allies. Taxonomy Odostomellinae has been one of eleven recognised subfamilies of the family Pyramidel ...

and Tiberiinae. In the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), this subfamily Cingulininae has been downgraded to the rank of

Cingulinini and belonging to the subfamily Turbonillinae.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Cingulininae include: * ''

'' A. Adams, 1860 - type genus * '' Cinctiuga'' Laseron, 1951 : synonym of ''Odostomia (Cinctiuga)'' Laseron, C.F., 1951 * '' Coemansia'' Briart & Cornet, 1873 * ''

'' Nomura, 1936 * '' Polyspirella''

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in Gould, 1861 * '' Pseudocingulina'' Nomura, 1936 * '' Puncticingulina'' Nomura, 1936

Problematic genera

The following genera are difficult to place within the group Cingulininae + Eulimellinae + Turbonillinae: * '' Atomiscala'' DeBoury, 1909 * ''

Hamarilla ''Hamarilla'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hamarilla Eames & Wilkins, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' Eames & Wilkins, 1957 * '' Kejdonia'' (''Pseudographis'') Mifsud, 1998 * ''

Rissopsetia ''Rissopsetia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae.WoRMS (2010). ''Rissopsetia'' Dell, 1956. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: Wor ...

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, 1956

References

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