Cingula trifasciata
Species of gastropod
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Cingula trifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
| Cingula trifasciata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Cingula |
| Species: | C. trifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cingula trifasciata (J. Adams, 1800) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The length of an adult shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.
Distribution
This species lives in the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea. The species C. trifasciata is however absent from the continental shores of the North Sea.[citation needed]