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Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea and the order Littorinimorpha Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting pr ...

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Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula alvearium'' (Watson, 1886) * '' Cingula arenaria'' Mighels and C. B. Adams, 1842 * '' Cingula atomaria'' A. A. Gould, 1861 * '' Cingula carinata'' Mighels and C. B. Adams, 1842 * '' Cingula communis'' O. Boettger, 1906 † * '' Cingula compsa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * ''

Cingula conoidea ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Thiele, 1930 * '' Cingula conspecta'' (E. A. Smith, 1904) * '' Cingula dautzenbergi'' Glibert, 1949 † * '' Cingula dharma'' (Yokoyama, 1926) † * ''

Cingula farquhari ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1910) * ''

Cingula fernandinae ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' (Dall, 1927) * ''

Cingula helenae ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' (Ponder, 1985) * ''

Cingula inconspicua ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' C. B. Adams, 1852 * ''

Cingula koeneni ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Glibert, 1952 † * ''

Cingula ligeriana ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Peyrot, 1938 † * ''

Cingula madreporica ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Issel, 1869 * ''

Cingula miocenica ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Peyrot, 1938 † * ''

Cingula montereyensis ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Bartsch, 1912 * ''

Cingula nitidula ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Thiele, 1930 * ''

Cingula obtusispira ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' Seguenza, 1879 † * '' Cingula outis'' (Tomlin, 1931) * '' Cingula paradoxa'' Thiele, 1930 * '' Cingula parryensis'' Ladd, 1966 † * '' Cingula paulmyensis'' Peyrot, 1938 † * '' Cingula pentodonta'' (Kendall & Bell, 1886) † * '' Cingula perfecta'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula psammatica'' Issel, 1869 * '' Cingula pupina'' Cossmann, 1918 * '' Cingula regiorivi'' A. W. Janssen, 1967 † * '' Cingula scipio'' Dall, 1887 * '' Cingula simulans'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula sternbergensis'' R. Janssen, 1978 † * '' Cingula stewardsoni'' (Vanatta, 1909) * '' Cingula trifasciata'' (J. Adams, 1800) * '' Cingula turonensis'' Peyrot, 1938 † * '' Cingula turoniensis'' Glibert, 1949 † * '' Cingula vaga'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula varicifera'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula vera'' Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919 † * '' Cingula villae'' Issel, 1869 * '' Cingula waabitica'' Issel, 1869 * '' Cingula wallichi'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula whitechurchi'' (Turton, 1932) * '' Cingula winslowae'' (Bartsch, 1928) ;Synonymized species : * ''Cingula alaskana'' Bartsch, 1912: synonym of '' Onoba mighelsi'' (Stimpson, 1851) *'' Cingula alderi'' (Jeffreys, 1858): synonym of ''

Obtusella intersecta ''Obtusella intersecta'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in ...

'' (Wood S., 1857) * ''Cingula aleutica'' Dall, 1887: synonym of '' Falsicingula aleutica'' (Dall, 1887) * ''Cingula anselmoi'' van Aartsen & Engl, 1999: synonym of '' Setia anselmoi'' (van Aartsen & Engl, 1999) * ''Cingula antipolitana'' van der Linden & W.M. Wagner, 1987: synonym of '' Setia antipolitana'' (van der Linden & Wagner, 1987) * ''Cingula apicina'' Verrill, 1884: synonym of '' Epitonium frielei'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Cingula arenaria'' auct. non Maton & Rackett, 1807: synonym of ''

Onoba mighelsii ''Onoba mighelsii'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the s ...

'' (Stimpson, 1851) * ''Cingula beniamina'' Monterosato, 1844: synonym of '' Crisilla beniamina'' (Monterosato, 1884) * ''Cingula castanea'' (Möller, 1842): synonym of ''

Boreocingula castanea ''Boreocingula castanea'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (stru ...

'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Cingula cingillus'' ( Montagu, 1803): synonym of ''Cingula trifasciata'' (J. Adams, 1800) * ''Cingula eyerdami'' Willett, 1934: synonym of '' Onoba carpenteri'' (Weinkauff, 1885) * ''Cingula forresterensis'' Willett, 1934: synonym of '' Onoba forresterensis'' (Willett, 1934) * ''Cingula globulus'': synonym of ''

Boreocingula globulus ''Boreocingula globulus'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (stru ...

'' (Moller, 1842) * ''

Cingula griegi ''Cingula'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cingula'' include: * '' Cingula aequa'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Cingula agapeta'' (E. A. Smith, ...

'' (Friele, 1879): synonym of ''

Pusillina tumidula ''Pusillina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Pusillina'' include: * ''Pusillina amblia'' (Watson, 1886) * ...

'' (G. O. Sars, 1878) * ''Cingula jacksoni'' (Bartsch, 1953): synonym of '' Onobops jacksoni'' (Bartsch, 1953) * ''Cingula katherinae'' Bartsch, 1911: synonym of ''

Boreocingula martyni ''Boreocingula martyni'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in ...

'' (Dall, 1886) * ''Cingula moerchi'' Collin, 1887: synonym of '' Alvania moerchi'' (Collin, 1886) * ''Cingula nitida'': synonym of '' Peringiella elegans'' (Locard, 1892) * ''Cingula parva'' (da Costa, 1778): synonym of '' Rissoa parva'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Cingula proxima'': synonym of ''

Ceratia proxima ''Ceratia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks the family Iravadiidae Iravadiidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and the clade Littorinimorpha Littorinim ...

'' (Forbes & Hanley, 1850) * ''Cingula semicostata'' ( Montagu, 1803): synonym of '' Onoba semicostata'' ( Montagu, 1803) * ''Cingula semistriata'' Montagu: synonym of '' Crisilla semistriata'' ( Montagu, 1808) * ''Cingula striata'' Montagu: synonym of '' Onoba semicostata'' ( Montagu, 1803) * ''Cingula sulcata'' O. Boettger, 1893: synonym of ''

Liroceratia sulcata ''Liroceratia'' is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi- terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae Iravadiidae is a family of minute sea snails, mari ...

'' (Boettger, 1893) * ''Cingula vitrea'': synonym of ''

Hyala vitrea ''Hyala vitrea'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae. Previously, ''Hyala vitrea'' was considered as a species of '' Onoba'' (Rissoidae). Description The shell size varies betwe ...

'' ( Montagu, 1803)

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

External links

Ponder W. F. (1985). ''A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)''. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
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