Cingulinini
Cingulinini is a taxonomic tribe of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Taxonomy
Cingulininae was first introduced by Saurin in 1959, and according to Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan it comprises seven genera; Cingulina, Cinctigua, Coemansia, Paracingulina, Polyspirella, Pseudocingulina and Puncticingulina.As Cingulininae it has been one of eleven recognized subfamilies of the gastropod family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The other 10 subfamilies are Odostomiinae, Turbonillinae, Chrysallidinae, Cyclostremellinae, Sayellinae, Syrnolinae, Eulimellinae, Pyramidellinae, Odostomellinae and Tiberiinae.
In the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & [Rocroi, 2005)|taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi], this subfamily Cingulininae has been downgraded to the rank of tribe Cingulinini and belonging to the subfamily Turbonillinae.