Cingula trifasciata (J.Adams, 1800) is a animal in the Rissoidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cingula trifasciata (J.Adams, 1800)

Cingula trifasciata (J.Adams, 1800)

Cingula trifasciata is a small sea snail with an adult shell 3–5 mm long, found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Family
Genus
Cingula
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Cingula trifasciata (J.Adams, 1800)

Cingula trifasciata (J.Adams, 1800) has an adult shell that measures between 3 mm and 5 mm in length. This species is distributed across the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Norway to the Azores, and is also found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is not present on the continental shores of the North Sea.

Photo: (c) Pierre Corbrion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Pierre Corbrion · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Rissoidae Cingula

More from Rissoidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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