Krachia cylindrata

Krachia cylindrata is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from European waters. It was described by Jeffreys, in 1885.[1]

Krachia cylindrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:	Triphoroidea
Family:	Cerithiopsidae
Genus:	Krachia
Species:	K. cylindrata
Binomial name
Krachia cylindrata (Jeffreys, 1885)
Synonyms
Cerithiopsis urioi Hallgass, 1985 Cerithium cylindratum Jeffreys, 1885 (original combination)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, found off the Lipari Islands, Italy.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 5 mm.

References

1. Krachia cylindrata at World Register of Marine Species.

• Jeffreys J. G., 1878-1885: On the mollusca procured during the H. M. S. "Lightning" and "Porcupine" expedition; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 (1878): 393-416 pl. 22-23. Part 2 (1879): 553-588 pl. 45-46 [ottobre 1879]. Part 3 (1881): 693-724 pl. 61. Part 4 (1881): 922-952 pl. 70-71 [1882]. Part 5 (1882): 656-687 pl. 49-50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88-115 pl. 19-20. Part 7 (1884): 111-149 pl. 9-10. Part 8 (1884): 341-372 pl. 26-28. Part 9 (1885): 27-63 pl. 4-6
• Hallgass A., 1985: Considerazioni sulle forme mediterranee di Cerithiopsis tiara e C. urioi n. sp; Notiziario del C.I.S.MA. 6 (1-2): 9-14
• Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840