Minolops cincta
Species of gastropod
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Minolops cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]
| Minolops cincta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Minolops |
| Species: | M. cincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Minolops cincta (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Morphological description
Minolops cincta is characterized by:
- Small, depressed-turbinate shell (5-7 mm diameter) with 4-5 whorls
- Distinctive spiral bands of reddish-brown on a pearly background[2]
- Umbilicate aperture with thin, complete peristome
- Smooth, iridescent nacre visible through the translucent shell
Description
The size of the shell attains 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Australia.