Cingulina


Cingulina is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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 and various European countries.

Species

Cingulina acutilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1892Cingulina aikeni Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018Cingulina archimedea Melvill, 1896Cingulina austrina Laseron, 1959Cingulina bellardii Hornung & Mermod, 1924Cingulina brazieri Angas, G.F., 1877 Cingulina cingulata Cingulina circinata A. Adams, 1860Cingulina dussaulti Saurin, 1962Cingulina imperita Laseron, 1959Cingulina inaequalis Saurin, 1958Cingulina inamuragasakiensis Nomura, 1938Cingulina isseli Cingulina japonica Clessin, 1902Cingulina laticingula Cingulina magna Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910Cingulina pulchra Cingulina puncticingulata Nomura, 1938Cingulina rhyllensis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910Cingulina rugosa Saurin, 1959Cingulina secernenda Melvill, 1918Cingulina spina Cingulina superba Thiele, 1925
;Species brought into synonymy:Cingulina aglaia : synonym of Polyspirella aglaia Cingulina australis Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of Lironoba australis Cingulina babylonia : synonym of Pseudoscilla babylonia Cingulina biarata Nomura, 1937: synonym of Paracingulina triarata Cingulina callista : synonym of Polyspirella callista Cingulina carinata Mörch, 1876: synonym of Teretinax carinata Cingulina densistriata Nomura, 1936: synonym of Murchisonella densistriata Cingulina evermanni : synonym of Murchisonella evermanni Cingulina inequicingulata : synonym of Paracingulina inequicingulata Cingulina insignis May, 1911: synonym of Seila insignis Cingulina laticingulata : synonym of Cingulina laticingula Cingulina mutuwanensis Nomura, 1938: synonym of Cingulina cingulata Cingulina terebra : synonym of Paracingulina terebra Cingulina torcularis : synonym of Icuncula torcularis Cingulina trachealis : synonym of Polyspirella trachealis Cingulina triarata Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of Paracingulina triarata Cingulina urdeneta : synonym of Turbonilla urdeneta Bartsch, 1917