Teretia cincta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia cincta (Seguenza, 1880) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832501 on 2020-02-25
Description The length of the shell attains 10.6 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
(Original description in Italian) This species is very similar to Teretia anceps, but it must be distinguished by a less delicate shape, because the whorls are shorter and therefore relatively wider. The cinguli are thinner and more protruding. The interstices are much wider.Seguenza, G. (1880) Le formazioni terziarie nella provincia di Reggio (Calabria). Memorie della Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali della Regia Accademia del Lincei, serie 3 (6), 1–445
Distribution Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Calabria, Italy
References
Brunetti, M.; Vecchi, G. (2003). Sul ritrovamento di Teretia elengatissima (Foresti, 1868) in terreni pliocenici dell'Emilia e della Toscana. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 42: 49-57
External links Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2015). New Indo-Pacific species of the genus Teretia Norman, 1888 (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae). Zootaxa. 3911(4): 560-570