Persicula cingulata

Persicula cingulata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.

Description

The shell has a subcylindrical shape and is rather flattened below. The spire is concealed. The columella shows four or five plaits near the anterior end. The outer lip is not thickened. The shell is yellowish white, with thin interrupted spiral bands of brown. The columella is white.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal, Mauritania and the Cape Verdes; also off New Zealand.