Cinctura
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Abapertural view of Cinctura lilium | |
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Subfamily: | Fasciolariinae
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Genus: | Cinctura Hollister, 1957
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Pyrula hunteria G. Perry, 1811 |
Cinctura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1] Species in this genus were previously grouped in the genus Fasciolaria.
Species
Species within the genus Cinctura include:
- Cinctura branhamae (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
- Cinctura hunteria (Perry, 1811)
- Cinctura lilium (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Cinctura Hollister, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446022 on 2012-08-23
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70