Milda cincta

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]

Milda cincta
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)
Synonyms
  • Pyramidella cincta Reeve, 1842
  • Pyramidella (Milda) cincta Reeve, 1842
  • Pyramidella ventricosa Guérin-Méneville, 1831

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
  1. 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
  2. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 299; 1889
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pyramidella (Milda) cincta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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