Milda (gastropod) explained

Milda is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Milda include:

• Milda cincta (Reeve, 1842)
• Milda garretti (Tryon, 1886)
• Milda ogasawarazimana (Nomura, 1939)
• Milda ventricosa (Guérin, 1831)

Description

The umbilicated shell is elongate conic. It increases regularly in size with three folds on the columella.^[2] The basal fasciole is present. The surface is less polished than in Pyramidella. It is marked by lines of growth and microscopic spiral striations.^[3]

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Milda Dall & Bartsch, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707662 on 2012-10-12
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7524152#page/39/mode/1up Bulletin - United States National Museum no. 68, 1909; p. 18 & 18
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329431#page/20/mode/1up Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 17, 1904