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Milda (gastropod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Rank
  
Genus

Milda (gastropod)

Milda is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Species

Species within the genus Milda include:

  • Milda cincta (Reeve, 1842)
  • Milda garretti (Tryon, 1886)
  • Milda ogasawarazimana (Nomura, 1939)
  • Milda ventricosa (GuĂ©rin, 1831)
  • Description

    The umbilicated shell is elongate conic. It increases regularly in size with three folds on the columella. The basal fasciole is present. The surface is less polished than in Pyramidella. It is marked by lines of growth and microscopic spiral striations.

    References

    Milda (gastropod) Wikipedia