Cingula trifasciata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Cingula trifasciata
| image = Cingula cingillus Jymm.jpg
| image_caption = Cingula trifasciata
| authority = (J. Adams, 1800)
| synonyms =
- Cingula cingulus (Montagu, 1803)
- Cingula vittata Donovan, E., 1803
- Eulima trifasciata (J. Adams, 1800)
- Rissoia cingillus (Montagu) (currently in genus Cingula)
- Turbo cingillus Montagu, 1803
- Turbo trifasciata J. Adams, 1800 (basionym)
}}
Cingula trifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.Gofas, S. (2012). Cingula trifasciata (J. Adams, 1800). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141268 on 2012-08-14
Description
The length of an adult C. trifasciata shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.
{{Expand section|date=June 2011}}
Distribution
This species lives in the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea. The species C. trifasciata is however absent from the contidental shores of the North Sea.
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-1985-Rec-Aust-Mus-Suppl-4-1221/ Ponder W. F. (1985). A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221]
- Little, C.; Morritt, D.; Seaward, D.R.; Williams, G.A. (1989). Distribution of intertidal molluscs in lagoonal shingle (The Fleet, Dorset, U.K.). J. Conch., Lond. 33: 225–232
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=32937|title=Cingula trifasciata|access-date=29 June 2011}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q3200699}}
Category:Gastropods described in 1800
{{Rissoidae-stub}}