''Cingulina'' is a
genus of small
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
pyramidellid gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
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 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
aperture is oblong, entire in front. The
columella is straight and simple. The
outer lip is sharp and arcuate. 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.
Distribution
This species is mainly distributed off the coasts of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
and various
European countries.
Species
* ''
Cingulina acutilirata''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1892
* ''
Cingulina aikeni''
Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018
* ''
Cingulina archimedea'' Melvill, 1896
* ''
Cingulina austrina''
Laseron, 1959
* ''
Cingulina bellardii''
Hornung & Mermod, 1924
* ''
Cingulina brazieri''
Angas, G.F., 1877
* ''
Cingulina cingulata''
(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 Spe ...
''
Saurin, 1962
* ''
Cingulina imperita''
Laseron, 1959
* ''
Cingulina inaequalis''
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 Spe ...
''
Nomura, 1938
* ''
Cingulina isseli''
(Tryon, 1886)
* ''
Cingulina japonica''
Clessin, 1902
* ''
Cingulina laticingula''
(Dall, W.H. & P. Bartsch, 1906)
* ''
Cingulina magna''
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 Spe ...
''
(Brazier, 1894)
* ''
Cingulina puncticingulata
''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 ...
''
Nomura, 1938
* ''
Cingulina rhyllensis''
Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910
* ''
Cingulina rugosa''
Saurin, 1959
* ''
Cingulina secernenda''
Melvill, 1918
* ''
Cingulina spina''
(Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
* ''
Cingulina superba''
Thiele, 1925
* † ''
Cingulina tardichattica''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Cingulina trisulcata''
Sowerby III, 1894
* ''
Cingulina truncata''
Saurin, 1959
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cingulina aglaia''
(Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''
Polyspirella aglaia''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* ''Cingulina australis''
Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of ''
Lironoba australis
''Lironoba'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Lironobidae.
Species
There are 9 species within the genus ''Lironoba'' including:
* ''Lironoba anomala'' Powell, 1940
* '' Lironoba austra ...
''
(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''
(Pilsbry, 1904)
* ''Cingulina callista''
(Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''
Polyspirella callista''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* ''Cingulina carinata''
Mörch, 1876: synonym of ''
Teretinax carinata''
(Mörch, 1876)
* ''Cingulina densistriata''
Nomura, 1936: synonym of ''
Murchisonella densistriata
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Worl ...
''
(Nomura, 1936) (original combination)
* ''Cingulina evermanni''
(Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928): synonym of ''
Murchisonella evermanni
''Murchisonella evermanni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...
'' (
F. Baker, Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1928)
* ''Cingulina inequicingulata'' (Nomura, 1938): synonym of ''
Paracingulina inequicingulata''
(Nomura, 1938)
* ''Cingulina insignis''
May, 1911: synonym of ''
Seila insignis
''Seila'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Seila A. Adams, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.ma ...
''
(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''
(Dunker, 1860)
* ''Cingulina torcularis''
(Tenison-Woods, 1878): synonym of ''
Icuncula torcularis''
(Tenison-Woods, 1878)
* ''Cingulina trachealis''
(Gould, 1861):
synonym of ''
Polyspirella trachealis''
(Gould, 1861)
* ''Cingulina triarata''
Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of ''
Paracingulina triarata''
(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
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Pyramidellidae
Gastropod genera