Milda cincta
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| Species: | M. cincta
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| 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Pyramidella (Milda) cincta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.Error: "Q6850889" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Pyramidellidae
- Gastropods described in 1842