Английская Википедия:Cinctura

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Cinctura is a genus of fasciolariid sea snails known as the banded tulip shells. Species in this genus were previously grouped in the closely related genus Fasciolaria.

Taxonomy

Cinctura was originally proposed as a subgenus of Fasciolaria in 1957 by Solomon Cady Hollister.Шаблон:Sfn It was raised to the rank of genus by Snyder et al. in 2012.Шаблон:Sfn Cinctura are known as "banded tulip shells"Шаблон:Sfn

Species

Species within the genus Cinctura include:

Identification

Cinctura differ from the closely related Fasciolaria in bearing a prominent parietal ridge within the aperture of the shell and in lacking an inflected sutural ramp.Шаблон:Sfn

Evolution

Cinctura is closely related to Fasciolaria.Шаблон:Sfn The earliest known fossils of Cinctura date to the Piacenzian age of the Pliocene.Шаблон:Sfn

Range

The range of Cinctura species is restricted to the Gulf of Mexico and off the southeastern United States. No known species, living or extinct, are known from the Caribbean.Шаблон:Sfn

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