''Cingulina isseli'' is a
species of
sea snail
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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 ...
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 http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140940 on 2011-10-26]
This species was originally described by Issel as ''Eulimella cingulata'', a preoccupied name.
Description
The length of the shell measures 3.5 mm. The white shell is a little shining, translucent, and spirally cingulated. The interstices are longitudinally striated. The
teleoconch contains nine
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s, the last with 4 cingulations. The base of the shell is smooth.
Manual of Conchology vol. VIII
G.W. Tryon
George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Biography
George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savid ...
, p. 339; 1889
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
References
* Melvill, J.C., 1911. ''A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species.'' Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9:171-207, pl. 4–6.
* Hornung, A. & Mermod, G., 1924. ''Mollusques de la Mer Rouge recueillis par A. Issel faisant partie des collections du Musee Civique d'Histoire Naturelle de Genes. Premiere partie, Pyramidellidés''. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 51:283-311
* Odé, H. (1998). ''Indo-Pacific taxa of turbonilids, excluding those along the Americas''. Texas Conchologist. 34 (2): 33-103
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To World Register of Marine Species
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Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1886