Teretia cincta
| Teretia cincta | |
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| Original image of a shell of † Teretia cincta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Teretia |
| Species: | T. cincta
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| Binomial name | |
| Teretia cincta (Seguenza, 1880)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Homotoma cincta Seguenza, 1880 | |
Teretia cincta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.6 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
(Original description in Italian) This species is very similar to Teretia anceps, but it must be distinguished by a less delicate shape, because the whorls are shorter and therefore relatively wider. The cinguli are thinner and more protruding. The interstices are much wider. [2]
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Calabria, Italy
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia cincta (Seguenza, 1880) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832501 on 2020-02-25
- ^ Seguenza, G. (1880) Le formazioni terziarie nella provincia di Reggio (Calabria). Memorie della Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali della Regia Accademia del Lincei, serie 3 (6), 1–445
- Brunetti, M.; Vecchi, G. (2003). Sul ritrovamento di Teretia elengatissima (Foresti, 1868) in terreni pliocenici dell'Emilia e della Toscana. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 42: 49-57