Paracingulina terebra
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Paracingulina |
| Species: | P. terebra
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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.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific Oceans and off the coasts of Japan in the Sea of Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ 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