Biology:Milda cincta

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Milda cincta
Pyramidella cincta 001.png
Drawing of a shell of Milda cincta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
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 links

Wikidata ☰ Q6850889 entry