Cingulina isseli

Cingulina isseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1][2][3]

Cingulina isseli
Drawing of a shell of Cingulina isseli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Cingulina
Species:	C. isseli
Binomial name
Cingulina isseli (Tryon, 1886)
Synonyms[1]
Eulimella isseli Tryon, 1886 Eulimella cingulata Issel, 1869 Turbonilla isseli Tryon, 1886

This species was originally described by Issel as Eulimella cingulata, a preoccupied name.

Description

The length of the shell measures 3.5 mm. The white shell is a little shining, translucent, and spirally cingulated. The interstices are longitudinally striated. The teleoconch contains nine whorls, the last with 4 cingulations. The base of the shell is smooth.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

• European waters (ERMS scope)
• Mersin Bay
• Madagascar
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf