Milda cincta

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]

Milda cincta
Drawing of a shell of Milda cincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
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

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.