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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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micromollusk A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...

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Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum. Distribution and habitat Rissoidae are found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. Th ...

Species

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 ''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, 1890) * '' Cingula conoidea'' Thiele, 1930 * '' Cingula conspecta'' (E. A. Smith, 1904) * '' Cingula dautzenbergi'' Glibert, 1949 † * ''

Cingula dharma ''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 ...

'' (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'' Thiele, 1930 * '' Cingula obtusispira'' 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 ''Cingula trifasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family (biology), family Rissoidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Cingula trifasciata (J. Adams, 1800). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (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'' (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'' (Stimpson, 1851) * ''Cingula beniamina'' Monterosato, 1844: synonym of '' Crisilla beniamina'' (Monterosato, 1884) * ''Cingula castanea'' (Möller, 1842): synonym of '' Boreocingula castanea'' (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'' (Moller, 1842) * '' Cingula griegi'' (Friele, 1879): synonym of '' Pusillina tumidula'' (G. O. Sars, 1878) * ''Cingula jacksoni'' (Bartsch, 1953): synonym of '' Onobops jacksoni'' (Bartsch, 1953) * ''Cingula katherinae'' Bartsch, 1911: synonym of '' Boreocingula martyni'' (Dall, 1886) * ''Cingula moerchi'' Collin, 1887: synonym of '' Alvania moerchi'' (Collin, 1886) * ''Cingula nitida'': synonym of ''

Peringiella elegans ''Peringiella elegans'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculu ...

'' (Locard, 1892) * ''Cingula parva'' (da Costa, 1778): synonym of '' Rissoa parva'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Cingula proxima'': synonym of '' Ceratia proxima'' (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'' (Boettger, 1893) * ''Cingula vitrea'': synonym of '' Hyala vitrea'' ( 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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