Milda cincta

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

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

External identifiers for Milda cincta
WoRMS 707665
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