Krachia cylindrata

Krachia cylindrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa

Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Krachia
Species: K. cylindrata
Binomial name
Krachia cylindrata
(Jeffreys, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Cerithiopsis urioi Hallgass, 1985
  • Cerithium cylindratum Jeffreys, 1885 (original combination)

Krachia cylindrata is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from European waters. It was described by Jeffreys, in 1885.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, found off the Lipari Islands, Italy.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 5 mm.

References

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