Cinctura branhamae

Cinctura branhamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:	Fasciolariinae
Genus:	Cinctura
Species:	C. branhamae
Binomial name
Cinctura branhamae (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
Synonyms [1]
Fasciolaria branhamaeRehder & Abbott, 1951 Fasciolaria distans branhamaeRehder & Abbott, 1951 Fasciolaria lilium branhamaeRehder & Abbott, 1951

Cinctura branhamae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Cinctura branhamae (Rehder & Abbott, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607922 on 2012-08-23

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
• Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31–70.