| Paracingulina terebra | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Paracingulina terebra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Paracingulina |
| Species: | P. terebra |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracingulina terebra (Dunker, 1860) | |
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Paracingulina terebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific Oceans and off the coasts of Japan in the Sea of Japan.
References
- Dunker, Mal. Blätt., vi, p. 239, 1860
- 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
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 338; 1909
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cingulina terebra | |