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]

Krachia cylindrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Krachia
Species:
K. cylindrata
Binomial name
Krachia cylindrata
(Jeffreys, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Cerithiopsis urioi Hallgass, 1985
  • Cerithium cylindratum Jeffreys, 1885 (original combination)

Distribution

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

Description

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

References

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  • Jeffreys J. G., 1878-1885: On the mollusca procured during the H. M. S. "Lightning" and "Porcupine" expedition; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 (1878): 393-416 pl. 22-23. Part 2 (1879): 553-588 pl. 45-46 [ottobre 1879]. Part 3 (1881): 693-724 pl. 61. Part 4 (1881): 922-952 pl. 70-71 [1882]. Part 5 (1882): 656-687 pl. 49-50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88-115 pl. 19-20. Part 7 (1884): 111-149 pl. 9-10. Part 8 (1884): 341-372 pl. 26-28. Part 9 (1885): 27-63 pl. 4-6
  • Hallgass A., 1985: Considerazioni sulle forme mediterranee di Cerithiopsis tiara e C. urioi n. sp; Notiziario del C.I.S.MA. 6 (1-2): 9-14
  • Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840