Paracingulina terebra

Paracingulina terebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Paracingulina terebra
Drawing of a shell of Paracingulina terebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Paracingulina
Species:
P. terebra
Binomial name
Paracingulina terebra
(Dunker, 1860) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cingulina terebra (Dunker, 1860)
  • Turbinella terebra Dunker, 1860 (basionym)

Description

The white, shining shell measures approximately 8 mm. The twelve whorls of the teleoconch are scarcely convex. The whorls of the spire show three revolving ribs. The body whorl has eight ribs, the lower ones smaller.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific Oceans and off the coasts of Japan in the Sea of Japan.

References
  1. Dunker, Mal. Blätt., vi, p. 239, 1860
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paracingulina terebra (Dunker, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739390 on 2019-11-09
  3. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 338; 1909
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