Milda cincta
| Milda cincta | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Milda cincta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Milda |
| Species: | M. cincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Milda cincta (Reeve, 1842) | |
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Milda cincta, common name the banded pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The shell is smooth, white, with a broad central chestnut zone, appearing on the spire whorls. Its length varies between 15 mm and 33 mm. The columella is triplicatewith a narrow perforation. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Vietnam, the Philippines and Australia.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Milda cincta Reeve, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707665 on 11 October 2012
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 299; 1889
External links
| External identifiers for Milda cincta | |
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| WoRMS | 707665 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Pyramidella (Milda) cincta; retrieved: 7 February 2012
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